Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dallas Defenders Football Club


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 04:57, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Dallas Defenders Football Club

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an article about a group or club that does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject. 2008Olympian chitchatseemywork 02:24, 18 September 2008 (UTC) 
 * Delete per nom. League appears to be non-notable; none of the players appear to be notable, and calling this a "semi-pro" team might be stretching it. Team hasn't even begun play yet and these (very) minor leagues often fold. TheMolecularMan (talk) 03:49, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:35, 23 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Teams that haven't played any games yet would have to be very special in some other way to be notable.--Samuel J. Howard (talk) 05:29, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  23:50, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  23:51, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Do Not Delete I have removed the term "semi-pro" from the article because the players do not receive a salary for their play, they do so to raise monies for charities.  The National Public Safety Football League  has been around for over ten years and adds new teams almost every year.  There are now 22 teams in the league from Los Angeles to New York and everywhere in between.  Seeing as the league of a non-profit, there is no business pressure to gain revenue or fold if revenues are not there.  Those 22 teams represent nearly 1,000 police officers and firefighters that in addition to risking their lives everyday to protect their communities, they are being pro-active by one again risking injury to raise money for various charities, so I find the reference to the league being "non-notable" very subjective on that person's part.  There is signifgant coverage of the league to include television coverages for some games, a league webite, and no original research is required to verify the league, which is wikipedia's criteria for notable.

As for the team, they are not simply a new team, but an absorbsion of a former team that has been playing since 1994 along with new talent. The first game is in three weeks, and if you happen to live in the Dallas area, or know anything about our strong football tradition, I would invite you to stop by and see for yourself the complexity of the team and likelihood to succeed. Would you delete an expansion NFL team because they hadn't played yet? I didn't create the name of the page, I simply entered the content, so someone else out there must have heard about the team as well. And no, the players on the teams are not noted for their football skills. Maybe half have even played college football, much less professional. However, these players are noted for their off-field achievements and actions. A member of the Philadelphia team gave his life this week trying to protect his city. How many "notable" players from other leagues would do that? Yes, it's a small league, but what's the harm of showing these guys a little bit of support and recognition by keeping this page intact? And yes, I am new to writing wiki pages, so please bear with me if I made a format error. Dsboice (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)--Dsboice (talk) 17:10, 25 September 2008 (UTC)


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