Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Double Trouble (nickname)


 * 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. we now seem to have consensus Spartaz Humbug! 17:24, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Double Trouble (nickname)

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While the nickname possess some notability, I do not feel it deserves it own article. It just sums up the careers of two young running backs, and presents information that could easily go into their respective articles or the Carolina Panthers. Unlike the Purple People Eaters or the Steel Curtain, this nickname has yet to be solidified in NFL lore.  StarScream1007  ►Talk  00:42, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

I believe the article should stay, because the two backs created the nickname themselves, and it is a part of Carolina Panthers lore. The duo also became the 1st set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for over 1,100 yards in the same season, a fairly notable acheivement. 24.74.42.80 (talk) 00:53, 3 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Merge the relevant information into the player's respective articles. Sea photo Talk 00:54, 3 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:00, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

The article shows info related only to the nickname/them as a duo as well as info and starts from their articles. It is also, again, part of Carolina Panthers lore, and like the Purple People Eaters and the Steel Curtain, should remain.24.74.42.80 (talk)
 * Delete and Merge into Carolina Panthers, nickname is not unique and article has no encyclopaedic value. Jezhotwells (talk) 01:48, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems to have been covered enough in the media to be notable, trivial as it is to non-fans. Jaque Hammer (talk) 02:03, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with Jaque Hammer, Keep 24.74.42.80 (talk) 02:51, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete and merge the information. This shouldn't be a stand-alone article.--Paul McDonald (talk) 14:04, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * But the Purple People Eaters and the Steel Curtain each have their own articles. 'Double Trouble' is team lore, just like those articles. Why should it be any different?  24.74.42.80 (talk) 19:57, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Purple People Eaters and Steel Curtain have been around for decades and have become associated with NFL Lore. They respectively combined for eight Super Bowl appearances (well actually 7).  Double Trouble is an important part of the Carolina Panther's current history, but a three-year old nick name is not lore. As of right now, it seems like something that could belong in Carlina Panthers article until it becomes more associated with NFL lore. -   StarScream1007  ►Talk  20:21, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 04:33, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, the subject deserves its own article. Jericho735 (talk) 20:13, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: This is defintitely part of Carolina Panthers lore. These two running backs are great young players, and if they get better, then the nickname will get more and more popular. We should keep this article unless, they fall off the map within three years. Soxrock24 (talk) 15:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree, keep unless the duo fades in popularity within a few years. 24.74.42.80 (talk) 17:23, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Some policy based arguments would be really helpful as there isn't anything policy based here for the closing admin to evaluate except the delete votes. Maybe I should close this as delete? Spartaz Humbug! 04:35, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Not individually notable; information present in other articles, slight WP:SYNTH as the sources don't back up the use of the nickname so much as they parrot what's already in existing articles. I say close as delete; "Delete and merge" doesn't work because it would screw up the authorship. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 15:54, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete at least for now, per StarScream. It would be one thing if these guys set more records.  As it stands now, they're part of just Panthers lore and not NFL lore yet.  And I'm a Panther's fan. Blueboy96 16:40, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: This is definitely part of Carolina Panthers lore. These two running backs are great young players, and if they get better, then the nickname will get more and more popular. We should keep this article unless, they fall off the map within three years. Soxrock24 (talk) 17:42, 11 January 2011 (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.