Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wandsworth Parks Police


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep, although an editorial merge is suggested. Gwen Gale (talk) 18:21, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Wandsworth Parks Police

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Wikipedia is not a directory of all police services or want to be police services, especially if there is no assertion as to why they are notable. This page reads like a directory for the service. I tried to clean it up (by removing a section that contained all of the operational vehicles this service runs) however am not sure this is encylopedic. Chris lk02  Chris Kreider 15:39, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment The first listed references does not even name the service and the other sources are to the services own homepage.  Chris  lk02  Chris Kreider 15:42, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Neutral It somewhat seems like an encyclopedic article, but I'm not too sure as to where it fits.  D u s t i SPEAK!! 18:13, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete sole RS coverage is about the people rather than the department and there's no evidence this police department is notable. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 18:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable specialist force, one of only a handful of parks police forces in the UK. -- Necrothesp (talk) 18:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you have a citation showing this force is notable? Chris  lk02  Chris Kreider 18:54, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Funny, I've never seen a serious source that says "This force is notable"! -- Necrothesp (talk) 18:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * It's notable if independent, reliable sources write about it directly in detail. Double Blue  (Talk) 19:49, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge with London Borough of Wandsworth. Not enough information in either article to keep them separate. --Blanchardb- Me • MyEars • MyMouth -timed 18:55, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Trim/Merge/Redirect to London Borough of Wandsworth. -- brew crewer  (yada, yada) 19:00, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - Per my nom, we are not a directory of small police like forces. There is nowhere that anything says this is notable.  Chris  lk02  Chris Kreider 19:24, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge & redirect to London Borough of Wandsworth, not notable enough for its own article. RMHED (talk) 20:12, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to either London Borough of Wandsworth or an list of similar police departments operating under the same laws that allows their creation. The only possible reason to keep this article is if either this police department does something truly unique and notable, or if it is the "best of breed" as British park police departments go.  I see no evidence in this article indicating either applies.  davidwr/  (talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail)  21:46, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Police forces are clearly a notable part of any community, and exactly the sort of information one would look for in an encyclopedia. Delete ALL police force entires or none - don't pick and choose! In any case, the WPP is one of a very small number of specialist parks constabularies in the UK, and should certainly be covered by Wikipedia.  Timothy Titus Talk To TT  23:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment while just an essay, you might want to have a look at WP:ALLORNOTHING. Got any reliable sources to back up that claim? It's still a weak claim given the history of police/ambulance/fire departments at AFD TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 00:05, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Surely an encyclopedia is supposed to supply information. We should remove advertising and vanity publishing and rumour and opinion - but this is a factual article about a very real part of public life in a London Borough. I first came to this page specifically seeking this information and I was glad to find it here. Why take it away? I hope this is not more of the creeping attitude by certain Americans that "nothing outside America is notable unless we've heard of it". Chris Golds (talk) 19:06, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Has nothing to do with America, many police departments here are deleted for the exact same reason. An encyclopedia doesn't list everything, they have to be notable. There is considerable disagreement as to whether police/fire/ambulance departments are notable per WP:ORG. Might also want to read assume good faith before throwing accusations of America-centricity around. TravellingCarithe Busy Bee 19:46, 26 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  23:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. The article really needs work and references form independent sources. Vegaswikian1 (talk) 23:43, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Police/fire are, IMO, generally notable. Hobit (talk) 00:36, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - needs better sources, although a quick look at Ghits does not reveal many. Bearian (talk) 00:09, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.