Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flint CIFL team


 * 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. Mark Arsten (talk) 14:26, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Flint CIFL team

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This article was about a possible proposed team that never came into existance DMC511 (talk) 15:41, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2012 August 31.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  16:02, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:34, 1 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:CRYSTAL. Appropriately enough, the previous CIFL team there was the Flint Phantoms, which put on a disappearing act after one season. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:54, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Few things that "never happened" are notable. This is not an exception.--Paul McDonald (talk) 22:39, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is indeed a problematic article.  The subject of the article was a never-named minor league football team that never played a game.  Putting aside for a moment the obvious arguments whether this team satisfies the notability requirements of WP:ORG, WP:NSPORTS or WP:GNG, there is another serious question of whether this subject is worthy or appropriate for a stand-alone Wikipedia article given its obvious lack of substance.  While I don't believe the subject is notable, we can debate that point.  The problem is easily resolved by recognizing that a subject so lacking in substance could be more appropriately covered with a single mention in the established CIFL article, discussing attempts at CIFL expansion, etc.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 13:19, 5 September 2012 (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.