Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Missouri Independence Mission

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 Delete. CitiCat ^♫ 03:53, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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According to Mission (LDS Church), there are well over 300 missions of the LDS Church. This article is about one of them, and it doesn't seem particularly notable in comparison to others that can be read about at Mission (LDS Church). Similar mission-specific articles have been deleted in the past, most recently (to my knowledge) HERE. It appears from the article that the mission has gone by this name for only a limited period of time, and most of the information in the article is historical, from a time when this mission as an organizational unit did not exist. I propose deletion (or a redirect) and a possible copying of material for inclusion in historical discussion at Mission (LDS Church). (For a similar recent LDS Church-related AFD, see HERE.) Rich Uncle Skeleton ^(talk) 03:04, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The mission did exist as an organized unit during the history this article covers. It did not get its current name until 1974, but it has had its headquarters in Independence for over 100 years, and its activities were centered in Independence.

As the mission that published Liahona The Elders Journal it is important. It was also one of the few missions that organized long lasting LDS colonies. The article could be moved to be under "Central States Mission", but I do think this is a justafiable article.Johnpacklambert 19:15, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Article moved, but still Delete : This appears to have been recently moved to Central States Mission. The name-change does not change my opinion that there is no need for mission-specific articles when historical information can easily be included at Mission (LDS Church). If absolutely necessary, a separate article named History of LDS Church missions or History of missions (LDS Church) would be more appropriate than having a separate one for each mission of the church. Rich Uncle Skeleton ^(talk) 23:02, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KrakatoaKatie 09:17, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Information appears to have already been transferred and incorporated into Mission (LDS Church) without any adverse results to the article. No need for an article for every mission of the LDS Church. Snocrates 10:53, 30 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.