Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Franchise F.C.


 * 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The result of the debate was keep; this is non-binding, and if a merge is agreed on later, do not cite this AfD alone as a reason to keep. Johnleemk | Talk 15:39, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Franchise F.C.
This is a perjorative nick-name. The article is without merit and a redirect fails NPOV. A brief note on Wimbledon F.C. is sufficient. Concrete Cowboy 13:13, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete POV title, cannot be turned into a redirect. American readers please note that in the UK, sports franchising is relatively rare and usually brings a hostile reaction from fans of the club concerned. Qwghlm 13:59, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep This term has been used a great deal and it should be defined and explained in wikipedia. The title is not pov any more than the title nigger is point of view; it's just what the article has to be called. CalJW 20:11, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * "Nigger" has a long and detailed history; "Franchise F.C." is a neologism that could never get more than one or two lines devoted to it (even in its current state it is stretching the term, as the Manchester United claim is somewhat dubious and should be removed). To vote keep on those grounds is to vote keep for any other newly-coined POV term. Qwghlm 08:44, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per CalJW. Rory096 00:18, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per CalJW. --Angelo 02:41, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Merge with Milton Keynes Dons FC as this is the team it is a derogatory term for. However, exclude the Manchester United reference as the term has not been used extensively in association with them.
 * Merge/redirect to Milton Keynes Dons F.C.. Stifle 12:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * A google search shows that the large majority of references were to Wimbledon F.C. at the time of their (second) migration. The recent references to MIlton Keynes are almost all from WISA or related sites, making it PoV.  --Concrete Cowboy 13:12, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * First usage was while Wimbldon F.C. were still at Selhurst Park, so if it has to be used at all, then it should refer to Wimbledon F.C. --Concrete Cowboy 20:42, 4 February 2006 (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.