Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Braves–Phillies rivalry


 * 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__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. ✗ plicit  09:53, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Braves–Phillies rivalry

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This article falls into WP:FANCRUFT territory. The entire article is just content that already exists in other articles. Rivalry articles should only exist if there's a long history that's reliably sourced. These are just two teams in the same division who have only played each other in the postseason 3 times the past 30 years. The two paragraphs dedicated to the rivalry at the Atlanta Braves article is sufficient. Nemov (talk) 02:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Nemov (talk) 02:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Georgia (U.S. state) and Pennsylvania.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  03:17, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment: All of the sourcing in the current version of the article appears to be run-of-the-mill sports journalism. In terms of sources that exist, this article by ESPN is probably the strongest piece of coverage for satisfying WP:GNG. There are others like it, but unfortunately, most that I can find falls under one or more of the following issues A) recent, not before 2023, B) unclear reliability, or C) primary sources. Left guide (talk) 04:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you for pointing that out. I had not noticed that there was already a paragraph on the rivalry on the Braves page, as I was mainly referencing the Phillies page, which does not have its own paragraph on it. Your points for deletion of the article are valid, and I offer no objections. However, I would suggest that a paragraph be added about the rivalry to the Phillies page. Wildcat7176 (talk) 16:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 02:31, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect to Major League Baseball rivalries. Ifa  redirect is created, I suggest expanding the content at that target to a few paragraphs, similar to what is currently in the Braves article linked above.  Not enough SIGCOV to pass GNG for a standalone article.  Frank   Anchor  20:05, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete I don't even think the rivalry on the main rivalries page stands to any recognition. It's all recency bias because of two consecutive meetings and FANCRUFT. Personally, new rivalries ought to be at least five years old before getting a mention on the main rivalries page. Conyo14 (talk) 17:34, 16 January 2024 (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.