Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Brotherhood of P. O. Box 1142


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The result was Keep. I will also move to P. O. Box 1142. Any further merging is an editorial choice, to be made on the article talk page. Pastordavid (talk) 14:46, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

The Brotherhood of P. O. Box 1142

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Unsupported by citation, and right now contains insufficient information for verification. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 12:08, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete No reliable sources to verify the article. STORMTRACKER   94  12:32, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep The second google hit for "Brotherhood of P. O. Box 1142" is an article from The Washington Post . Searching for some of the phrases in the article brings up sources like and . Also an article from Germany .  Bláthnaid  13:23, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I've added 2 sources to the article. Bláthnaid  14:45, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Only the MSNBC article you linked refers to them as the "brotherhood of P. O. Box 1142", and it doesn't capitalize their name as a formal designation. Those sources establish that there's something significant about "P. O. Box 1142" connected to the military, but they are trivial mentions in establishing the claim of a group with that specific name TheBilly (talk) 14:50, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree that there is a problem with this specific name -- that is why I did a google search for different phrases from the article. The NPS and Süddeutsche Zeitung articles use just the phrase "P. O. Box 1142", and the Congressional record calls them "P.O. Box 1142"/"Post Office Box 1142," so perhaps P. O. Box 1142 would be a better title. Bláthnaid  15:21, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak keep but rename unless reputable secondary sources are found which call them by this name as an official designation. The linked MSNBC article, as explained above, does not capitalize "brotherhood" indicating that they're not using it as part of this group's nickname TheBilly (talk) 14:57, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Move to P. O. Box 1142 with a redirect from Post Office Box 1142. This is a distinct era from the history of Fort Hunt itself. We have the NPS and even a Congressional resolution. There is a second P.O. Box that was used as well and both should probably be in the same article even if they had separate duties. --Dhartung | Talk 17:58, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep & Move - the Brotherhood bit seems "after the fact" & Merge as per Dhartung Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  10:34, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep & Move to P. O. Box 1142 per Dhartung.  It is the subject of secondary reliable sources. --Oakshade (talk) 17:48, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sort of thinking of a merge to Fort Hunt Park, since the park's history encompasses the history of P. O. Box 1142, but the move per Dhartung would also work. --Elkman (Elkspeak) 19:06, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


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