Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/East-West 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. Stifle (talk) 08:40, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

East-West Rivalry

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Non-notable rivalry between two city high schools. Should be shortened and merged into the Fairmont Senior High School article. Brian Powell (talk) 19:30, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The rivalry is notable in the state and region because it is one of the oldest existing rivalries between two AAA high schools in the state of West Virginia. The series is also notable for the fact that the series has never missed a year, and the teams have met consecutively for nearly a century. Fairmont Senior High School is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the East-West stadium, the site of the rivalry game is also historic.
 * The rivalry as a statewide event in the 1940s through 1960s and its decline in the following years is an example of the economic growth and recession in north central West Virginia due to coal mining and the manufacturing industry. In addition, the stadium was built under the New Deal, and the WPA in the 30's-40's. The nature of this article is intended to be expanded to reflect that importance. As this article is under construction (the tag will be added), please add no further tags until its development is complete. Cmcginni (talk) 20:30, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * If you are going to discuss the stadium, perhaps that would be more appropriate in an article about the stadium itself. Brian Powell (talk) 20:43, 25 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of West Virginia-related deletion discussions.  —Brian Powell (talk) 20:46, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * merge elsewhere, Little hard to verify stuff here. Weaponbb7 (talk) 20:54, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Title is misleading for one thing (I don't think it's the only East-West rivalry out there), and I doubt the rivalry itself is notable enough to warrant its own article (high school football rivalry is at most notable enough to be mentioned in the highschool article or league article if it exists). There are zero sources to establish notability.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 21:44, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Proposed change by creator of East-West Rivalry:
 * Create an article East-West Stadium and merge the current information there. The new article would focus on the stadium's historic importance to the area as well as its creation under the New Deal. As the historic rivalry is part of the venue's history, the event could be mentioned there under a section such as "Events". This proposal would address the original concern of "non-notable" material by Brian Powell. Cmcginni (talk) 22:00, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Your proposal seems like an acceptable solution. Brian Powell (talk) 22:14, 25 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - I would tend to agree, if such an article is properly sourced.--70.80.234.196 (talk) 00:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JForget  00:34, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete barring major re-write and location of sources, I'm just not seeing it. Will check back, of course...--Paul McDonald (talk) 21:59, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Delete Trivial article about an athletic rivalry between two high schools, unsupported by any reliable sources to indicate any notability. If the East-West Stadium is notable as a historic structure, let's see an article about it and we can decide. (For starters someone should write an article about East Fairmont High School, the other high school involved in this supposedly notable rivalry.) But there is nothing here to support even the existence of the article, much less the extensive detail of a type normally reserved for major nationally-known college rivalries like the Army-Navy Game or Big Game.--MelanieN (talk) 23:33, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge this rivalry information into an article about the East-West Stadium, which has historical significance. The rivalry could be listed under "Notable Events" or similar, as the rivalry is part of the stadiums history (89 consecutive meetings). I intend on undertaking this effort after the location of proper sources. Cmcginni (talk) 05:34, 8 August 2010 (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.