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The result was no consensus. Sourcing is in question, but it appears to have been verified to exist. A consensus isn't going to develop to delete this. StarMississippi 03:43, 4 March 2023 (UTC)reply
most likely non-existant military unit, cannot find any reference for this unit other than wikilike websites or blogs. Hence, fails
WP:GNGCkfasdf (
talk) 01:06, 11 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LizRead!Talk! 01:15, 18 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Comment – contrary to "wikilike websites or blogs," there are several relevant results on Google books. I don't understand what is leading nom to suspect that the unit doesn't exist at all.
small jarstc 10:23, 18 February 2023 (UTC)reply
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SmallJarsWithGreenLabels: I couldn't find Indonesian language source of this unit. Considering that this is Indonesian military unit, there should be any Indonesian language sources that mentioning about this unit, such as on information dept of the military/Navy or
National Archives of Indonesia. The only available indonesian source are either blogs, forums or wikilike website.
There is actually a marine unit that have nickname of "Gurita" (Octopus), which is
5th Marine Infantry Battalion, but this unit is formed in 1962, based in Surabaya and not a special force, while "Kesatuan Gurita" said to be formed in 1982, based in Jakarta and dedicated special force to secure offshore oil platform. So it's safe to assume that they are not related.
Ckfasdf (
talk) 12:18, 18 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LizRead!Talk! 00:38, 25 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep I agree that there are a number of results on Google Books that qualify as
WP:RS.
Justwatchmee (
talk) 01:52, 26 February 2023 (UTC)reply
Keep per above comment. Detail information of the unit on this page at
3rd paragraph, numerous books claiming the existence of this unit may not be wrong.
M.Ashraf333 (
talk) 14:47, 3 March 2023 (UTC)reply
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M.Ashraf333: The problem is sources for this article is only from 9 books which all pretty much saying the same things. Also what's written on that article basically taken from Kingsbury. It's impossible to expand it further as those books the only reference. Since it's Indonesian military unit, there should be Indonesian language source that can used to expand it further. But as I explained on the comments above, there is simply no such Indonesian reference. Therefore it's failing
WP:GNG.
Ckfasdf (
talk) 23:56, 3 March 2023 (UTC)reply
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