Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ballyclare North End FC


 * 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 - A team in a fully amateur junior league has trouble showing notability. Wide coverage in reliable sources might tip the balance the other way, but there are none provided here. Google does not suggest that there are many additional sources that could easily be added. Only two editors argued for 'Keep', and neither one offered a clear justification based on policy. EdJohnston (talk) 04:31, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Ballyclare North End FC

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Non-notable football club playing in a regional intermediate league. Was prodded, but removed without explanation by IP.

I'll also nominate Kilbride Swifts FC, Ballynure Old Boys FC, Mosside FC and Woodlands FC (an article which cites a Bebo blog...) for the same reason. пﮟოьεԻ  5  7  18:32, 30 October 2008  (UTC)
 * This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  18:32, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete all per nom. GiantSnowman 19:07, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - is the league all the teams play in - Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate League - notable for its own article? GiantSnowman 19:08, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 *  Keep Its funny because alot of non notable english football teams have their own articles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Spurs_F.C. or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallen_F.C. you english are so pompous because you always think your stuff is far important than everyone elses that was a reference to пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  hows the Western League more important or the Bristol and Avon League. They also include no references at least these ones do. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.79.237.127 (talk • contribs)
 *  Keep per IP above although he could do with toning it down a bit. Adster95 (talk) 20:53, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Can I ask what the IP's reason for keeping it actually was, beyond length (irrelvant). He hasn't actually shown that these clubs are more notable than the ones being considered here. A quick google shows 2,020 hits for Fleet Spurs and 214 for Ballyclare North End. пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  21:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * G-hits are not very reliable see here GHITS! And I think the IP reason was that these articles have references, websites etc. And he/she is unhappy that non notable English clubs have articles. Is what I got from it.Adster95 (talk) 14:49, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, but the references on the Ballyclare article are all to the club's own website (as are most of them on some of the others). Plus, WP:Ghits states "Although using a search engine like Google can be useful in determining how common or well-known a particular topic is, a large number of hits on a search engine is no guarantee that the subject is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia." We are not comparing two different subject areas here - it is two clubs in the same sport - surely if one was more notable than the other (as claimed by the IP), it wouldn't have only 10% of the hits. пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  15:13, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete All this is a junior league in 1 county right? That means it auto-fails WP:ATHLETE --Numyht (talk) 21:08, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete--serious lack of notability, especially in the light of the plethora of words. To Number 57, please consider that WP probably isn't so much a tool by the British oppressor, and more importantly perhaps, consider WP:WAX. Drmies (talk) 01:54, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Was that in response to the comment starting "Keep - Its (sic) funny because alot (sic)....."? That comment was not added by Number 57...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:23, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * It wasn't? I apologize for my mistake if I erred. Sorry. Drmies (talk) 18:08, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 22:49, 2 November 2008 (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.