Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fan Controlled Football League (2nd nomination)


 * 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 keep. Those interested in mergers or redirects can discuss on appropriate talk pages. I think keep makes sense and is consensus. TY everyone! Missvain (talk) 01:21, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Fan Controlled Football League
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(was moved to Fan Controlled Football while I was writing up the below)

This was redirected to Salt Lake Screaming Eagles as per a previous AfD outcome, but now is being repeatedly recreated. Personally I can't see the qualitative difference between that version and the current one that would justify this change, and no newer sources have been added... but then soccer league notability is not my forte. A re-assessment may help. -- Elmidae (talk · contribs) 00:37, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Since the redirected to Salt Lake Screaming Eagles as per a previous AfD outcome, the American Football (gridiron) league gained momentum and schedule to start it's first season on February 2021. The league conducting camps for players and signed TV deal (Twitch). Furthermore, lately the league get's more publicity in mainstream media, owned by celebrity owners (see article) and has a big presence in social media. It check's all the boxes of notability. StanleyKey (talk · contribs) 00:49, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Substantial coverage in Washington Post Magazine, Yahoo Sports, Vibe magazine, Sportico and others probably meet the WP:GNG. Keep. Raymie (t • c) 06:10, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  10:09, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect Comparing the history of the pages, you could probably get away with WP:G4. Even though the WaPo article is probably good, I don't think notability has been demonstrated for this league yet, as much of this is primary or violates WP:NORG, and I have severe promotional concerns with the way the article has been presented and written. SportingFlyer  T · C  11:06, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Merge into Project Fanchise (unless that page should also be redirected to Salt Lake Screaming Eagles). The proposed league is not notable at this time, but the organization behind it is pretty borderline to meeting GNG. Most coverage on the league itself looks like WP:PROMO, such as announcing celebrity owners. FANchise owned two previous teams and keeps trying to launch a league, which does give a bit more coverage in both WP:RS and WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE sources. The fact that they have change the proposed league name now four times in three years makes none of them notable as far as I can tell. Yosemiter (talk) 16:18, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep It seems moot point at this stage. The league is schedule to begin in less than three months, and it seems that there is a strong media coverage when you look at it online. What's the point in redirecting it again just to start a new argument for it in a few weeks? (regarding the promotional concerns - it's looks borderline ok to me, but I guess it's something that will be corrected over time...) Ccui123 (talk) 00:22, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep This article looks well referenced and supported by be reliable sources. The group of owners seems to also add to the notability of the league. I appreciated learning about it via reading the article, and would hate to not have it available to others on our encyclopedia.--Concertmusic (talk) 19:25, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 03:27, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep I'm seeing a decent amount of coverage at this time. The question is to whether the news sourcing is independent or merely press releases. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 18:22, 4 December 2020 (UTC)


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