Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michigan Militia

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. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 02:44, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Michigan Militia[edit]

Delete/Merge. Like the recently deleted article on the Indiana Militia, this organization is currently no longer notable. I suggested that the main points of both articles be worked into the article on constitutional militia movement if they are deleted. We honestly don't need multiple articles at this point and I believe we ought to merge them right away. JP419 (talk) 11:21, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Once notable, always notable. - Eastmain (talk • contribs) 13:05, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have no particular opinion on this article but find the statement "... no longer notable" quite odd. - Rjd0060 (talk) 13:52, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:34, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This group got plenty of RS coverage in the early-mid 1990s. Notability does not expire. A Google Books search shows non-trivial coverage too. • Gene93k (talk) 14:39, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. Even though they are not in the news, they are still around; indeed, here is a 2009 story [1]. Besides, lumping the Michigan Militia with the Indiana Militia is absurd, kind of like lumping the Union army with the Confederate army. Edward Vielmetti (talk) 15:09, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. There is no such thing as "no longer notable". Either the subject is notable or it is not. JBsupreme (talk) 18:46, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - They were in the news a lot in the 1990s and are certainly notable. The article could use a few more references to show this, but a Google search seems to turn up several hits from reliable sources. PDCook (talk) 21:31, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This group is indeed notable according to the book Terror in the Mind of God, which I read for a college political science class- the Michigan Militia has some 12 thousand members and this book was only published a few years ago.--Flashdornfeld (talk) 01:19, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Notability is not temporary. TomCat4680 (talk) 03:24, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Passes WP:ORG. Joe Chill (talk) 03:50, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I have no recollection of an "Indiana Militia", but this one received significant press coverage in its heyday.--Milowent (talk) 01:04, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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.