Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eythorne Baptist Church

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. Mailer Diablo 14:07, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eythorne Baptist Church

Doesn't seem notable. ~300 ghits. --Pboyd04 00:14, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. --Bill (who is cool!) 00:17, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Early example of non-comformist church. History dates back 450 years, and they now operate in 4 locations. The article needs to be improved, but so do many more on Wikipedia. --Michael Johnson 00:47, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep Needs to be greatly expanded, but could be retained, there is enough history. Judgesurreal777 01:02, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep but expand, though Ghits are low.--Jusjih 01:18, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete - pretty much same reasons as above. I don't think it's all that notable, but maybe could be expanded. But it's been here since March and in 4 months didn't get all that much in it. So, I wouldn't scream if it was reincarnated with a better article. — RevRagnarok ^{Talk Contrib Reverts} 02:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep for historical reasons per Michael Johnson. AdamBiswanger1 02:25, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Per above (NOTE: "Ghits" have nothing to do with anything, cease immiediately). -- Librarianofages 02:38, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment just using google to try and establish notablity/verifiabilty, because lets face it neither the article nor the churches website inspire confidence. --Pboyd04 04:24, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
    • Comment Neither the article nor the church website are particually well written, nor is the church website technically very good. But so what? And hardly surprising from a village church, where the average of parishiners is probably in their 60's. Surely we should be looking at the facts presented.
      • church has a continuous 450 year history
      • church has a strong association with someone who was executed for their religious beliefs, surely notable
      • church was an early Baptist church, important for the history of that sect.
      • The whole story adds up to part of the history of Christianity, the development of religious freedoms, and on the way the growth of political freedom. A footnote no doubt but interesting and the sort of thing I personally would be looking to an encyclopedia to expand on. Just some personal thoughts --Michael Johnson 07:32, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep: This article has the background foundation, it just has to be discovered and added. --Signed and Sealed, JJJJust^{*T C} 04:07, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Comment per my comment above can anyone provide verification? If so I'll drop the nom. --Pboyd04 04:26, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, since there seems to be historical significance. --Coredesat talk. o.o;; 04:37, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep. Expand and V. SynergeticMaggot 04:53, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• keep please there is historical significance Yuckfoo 06:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - agree with Michael Johnson and others - historical importance and interest --HJMG 10:40, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Article needs to be expanded and better written, but it has historical significance and potential for improvement. I agree with the comments about a need for better WP:V though. Scorpiondollprincess 14:18, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep a rarity here, finally, a notable church. Carlossuarez46 20:05, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and expand. Themindset 22:58, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - Appears to be an 'In Progress' stub. This article has potential to be of encyclopaedic value. Let's give the authors an opportunity to bring it up to that potential. Torinir _{( Ding my phone My support calls E-Support Options )} 00:46, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. All enduring institutions are verifiable and should be documented in any encyclopedia whose purpose is to comprise the sum of all knowledge. --Centauri 01:50, 19 July 2006 (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.