Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beccehamians RFC


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:33, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Beccehamians RFC

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Fails WP:Notability. The only sources I can find are closely affiliated to the subject. The only reference given is British History Online and I will be surprised if the club is mentioned in that. Charles (talk) 10:12, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 03:28, 27 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. Meets WP:RU/N --Bob247 (talk) 14:03, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * So if we disregard the British History Online reference which seems to be spurious all we have is one mention in a primary source database closely affiliated to the subject. This comes nowhere near meeting the General notability guideline which requires significant coverage in reliable secondary sources. There is non of the independent discussion or assessment that would be needed to establish notability. The GNG must take precedence over any local notability guidelines invented by a special interest group. Unless a lot more coverage can be found the subject is not notable.--Charles (talk) 15:36, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:38, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

 A rugby union club is deemed notable if it has If #2, then this criterion means there are a very large number of notable RU clubs in England and needs to be revised as notability is, by implication, exceptional rather the rule. Jpacobb (talk) 17:50, 5 May 2012 (UTC) 
 * Delete. Charles's comment is very valid.  Also, which of the following criteria of WP:RU/N does it meet?
 * 1) played in the top national competition of any nation,
 * 2) played in an officially recognized domestic or international competition organized by an International Rugby Board High Performance Union,
 * 3) been a founding member of a national rugby union/federation
 * 4) provided an administrator, player or coach of a High Performance Union.
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 09:22, 13 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete Per revised WP:RU notability guidelines Gnevin (talk) 11:11, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
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