Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bishop Shanahan Rugby Football Club


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The result was   merge to Bishop Shanahan High School.  MBisanz  talk 00:59, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Bishop Shanahan Rugby Football Club

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This is a non-notable high school rugby team whose article I originally redirected to the high school. The creater of the article reverted the redirect so here we are. Essentially the only coverage provided is either primary or very local. There is an absence of detailed secondary sources from independant reliable sources which means this fails the inclusion threashold. I'm asking AFD to mandate a redirect and selective merge rather than outright deletion. Spartaz Humbug! 16:09, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:45, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:45, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

This article is incredibly detailed in comparison to other rugby union clubs, especially at the high school level. The club also has a rather large following not only at the school, but also the extensive alumni base that this spread throughout the northeastern United States. The club has also established relations aborad with teams in Scotland, Belgium, Canada, England, France, the Caymans, Portugal and Bermuda.DukeArlington (talk) 14:26, 8 November 2012 (UTC) 
 * I don't disagree with any of that and your attention to detail does you credit but, unfortunately, the point is that none of these are reasons why wikipedia would host an article. Our inclusion standard is quite specific and to keep the article you need to show how the article meets that. Spartaz Humbug! 16:37, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KTC (talk) 00:10, 15 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect anything sourced and encyclopedic to Bishop Shanahan High School. I see no evidence that this team is notable outside of the scope of the school it represents. -- Kinu  t/c 01:56, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
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