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The result was redirect to 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). Black Kite (t) (c) 00:52, 7 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment (United States) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

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What on Earth is this? Aside from the obvious notability issues, the article is unreferenced, is too long, reads nothing like a Wikipedia article, and does not even clearly explain exactly what this battalion is. The article appears to be a long description of a battle or two, and it could be pared down significantly - but the way it is, not even clearly stating its topic. I don't even think cleanup can save it. Just look at the first sentence on the talk page: "We are in the process of updating the page for informational gathering by anyone searching for information in regards to 4/3 Infantry Battalion. Please do not delete, as the page will be nearly complete by the end of today (6 April 2009)." Interchangeable|talk to me|what I've changed 16:59, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: I actually nominated this a while ago, but never did step 3, and neither did Dumbbot. I have listed it now. Interchangeable|talk to me|what I've changed 15:25, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). NtheP (talk) 17:02, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, Redirect Also, there is no notability issue. The notability of individual Battalions, Regiments, etc. of the US and other major powers has been discussed previously and it has been determined that they are notable; for examples, see Category:Battalions by country. Quinxorin (talk) 04:45, 25 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 21:26, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge and redirect to 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. Buckshot06 (talk) 03:09, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. It seems a textbook case of original research. See the note at the end "Note – The writer is under obligations to General J. H. Eaton, Colonel Daingerfield Parker, Colonel Richard I. Dodge, General O. L. Shepherd (who has since died.), and to Mr. F. W. Heitman, for much information used in the preparation of this sketch." Composing a history of the battalion from direct contact with its participants is the work of a historian, but Wikipedia's purpose is not that of being the first publisher of original works of history (or anything else). FuFoFuEd (talk) 20:15, 6 August 2011 (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.