Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Artificer Sergeant Major

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The result was keep. John254 00:36, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Artificer Sergeant Major

Totally non-notable by not asserting its notability. Also completly unsourced and very poorly-written. Note that the removal of the PROD was not for a valid reason. Porcupine (prickle me!) 16:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It asserts it's notability in the very first sentence.
"Artificer Sergeant Major (ASM) is the appointment held by a WOI tradesman in the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), the corps of the British Army whose function is the repair and recovery of all mechanical and electrical equipments of the army."
It's notable as being an official designation within the British Army. It should have references, but a quick google check shows they're available, just waiting to be added. It needs a little work, but needing a bit of fixing doesn't mean it needs deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cube lurker (talk • contribs) 18:24, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflicted) Speedy Keep or merge - it's notable. I couldn't say what to merge it into. I did a little poking around. Is there a list of British Army ranks out there that it could be joined with until there's more subject matter on it? Regardless, if there isn't, it's a definite keep. Into The Fray ^T/C 18:28, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Seems to be a standard army rank in the UK, and w have articles for these. The article needs referencing and expansion, to show the trades included. DGG (talk) 18:32, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Verifiably exists. Would be good to have information on other warrent officer appointments. Greenshed 19:03, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep a rank in a large army is obviously notable. Silly nomination. Bigdaddy1981 19:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It's not clear to me - is this a rank, or a job title? If it's just a job title, like Truck Mechanic, Grade I, then Delete. If it is an offical rank, then Keep. MarkBul 20:24, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It's an appointment rather than a rank, I believe, but I see no reason for deletion. A lack of references or poor writing is not a good reason for AfD nomination. The nominator might like to consider improving articles that they feel are deficient rather than nominating them for deletion.--Michig 20:30, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I also believe that it is an appointment but it is worthy of an article. The standard of the article is not what it should be judged on, it should be judged on what the article could be. It just needs improving, not deletion. I will attempt a bit now. Woodym555 20:50, 25 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep If we intend to improve our articles on the British Army such articles are clearly needed. Dimadick 06:54, 26 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Maybe start again and rewrite, It don't read too good. But the subject matter , if factual, is notable. Tiptopper 21:51, 29 September 2007 (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.