Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Internet Championship


 * 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. v/r - TP 15:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Internet Championship

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I am also nominating the following related page because it redirects solely to the nominated article:

Entirely fictional "championship" that is stated to have never been defended or to indeed exist in any form other than a toy replica owned by a professional wrestler. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 21:55, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Additional nominator's note: I strongly believe delete rather than redirect is the appropriate action given that (as stated below by User:Huon) "Internet Championship" is such a vague term and the name "WWE Internet Championship" is wholly inaccurate due to the championship not being of WWE's ownership/devising. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 23:57, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Internet Championship and Redirect WWE Internet Championship to Zack Ryder the page should have never been created in the first place.-- Dch eagle  22:23, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, no significant coverage in reliable sources. Given the multitude of possible "Internet Championships", a redirect to Zack Ryder actually seems counterproductive. Huon (talk) 22:48, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Zack Ryder. Only ever champion.-- Deely 1  23:36, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Internet Championship as it is vague. (Changed vote due to Gary's comments, new vote of Redirect is explained below.) Redirect "WWE Internet Championship" to Zack Ryder. WWE doesn't own it - but it has appeared on WWE programming, so I don't see why this redirect can't work as it isn't vague. Starship.paint (talk) 01:34, 13 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wrestling-related deletion discussions. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 23:08, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - Far to vague of a term to be redirected. If the article was titled "WWE Internet Championship", then a redirect would be appropriate, but, in this situation, it is not. Delete. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ  ②  03:05, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Eh guys, what about the page "WWE Internet Championship"? I understand if you want to delete "Internet Championship", but not a single person except Suriel has talked about "WWE Internet Championship". Would you guys be favourable towards a redirect to Zack Ryder for "WWE Internet Championship"? Starship.paint (talk) 09:02, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 *  Delete and oppose redirect  - Internet Championship is far to vague to redirect to Zack Ryder. -- Whpq (talk) 17:05, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete and oppose redirect for Internet Championship, but Redirect WWE Internet Championship to Zack Ryder -- Whpq (talk) 20:24, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Reply - I have no objection to a redirect for WWE Internet Championship to Zack Ryder. It's a stupid concept but it's real(ish) and a valid redirect. -- Whpq (talk) 11:18, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Acceptable - I failed to notice that point. That sounds pretty reasonable to me. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ  ②  16:50, 16 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment - As I have stated above, I feel that an article title "WWE Internet Championship" (even as a redirect) is wholly inaccurate due to the championship not being of WWE's ownership/devising. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 19:46, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Reply - It doesn't matter that the WWE don't own it. A redirect is not an article; it is a navigation aid.  The Zack Ryder article can explain that it isn't a WWE sanctioned title. - Whpq (talk) 19:54, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Another Reply Its common practice for WP:PW to have the Championships listed with WWE or TNA and etc. in the name because there might be several championships with the same name. And no matter what the championship is a "sanctioned" title in the fact that WWE allows it to be on its shows, its like the Million Dollar Championship. Its sanctioned in private but its not in public.-- Dch eagle  20:13, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Another Comment - the Million Dollar Championship is not titled the WWE Million Dollar Championship. And that was a belt devised and owned by WWE. The "Internet Championship" is not. ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 20:35, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Reply Its not titled with WWE because no other championship at this time goes by Million Dollar Championship. And the Internet Championship is owned by WWE if it wasn't there is no why in hell that that they would allow Ryder to continue with the idea of it.-- Dch eagle  21:06, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment The only acceptable name for a redirect would be Internet Championship (WWE) (per World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)) as "WWE" is not part of the title's name. As for your belief in WWE's ownership of the title, do you have proof of that? ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 00:06, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Reply I don't see the point about an "acceptable name" for the redirect. As Whpq has said, a redirect is a navigation aid. What are people most likely going to type in the search box? WWE Internet Championship or Internet Championship (WWE)? Frankly, it doesn't matter to me. Redirect both and the matter is settled. Starship.paint (talk) 01:51, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * If I were a betting man, I'd wager upon WWE Internet Championship being the search query. ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ  ②  14:17, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Points taken, particularly relating to "WWE Internet Championship" as a search query - it does have Google hits. (They're all of the forum fanboy variety, but the point stands) ŞůṜīΣĻ ¹98¹ Speak 16:51, 17 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Redirect "WWE Internet Championship" to Zack Ryder. Someone looking for that search term will be interested in the information covered in the Ryder article, and it seems a common enough search term to make a redirect worthwhile. (This is the second part of my !vote; I gave my opinion on "Internet Championship" before the redirect was added to the nomination.) Huon (talk) 21:21, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep both redirects if the article is deleted - There is absolutely no reason to delete the "Internet Championship" redirect, as it is a valid (and probable) search term, as the page has been viewed 1843 times this month--more than some articles for former WWE champions--and the title is not used for anything else. If another "Internet Championship" appears in wrestling or any other area, that's exactly what a disambiguation page is for. GaryColemanFan (talk) 16:06, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment - my quick Googling found at least three different wrestling "Internet Championships", two for chess and one for backgammon. What makes this one a better redirect target than, say, the NWA Shockwave Internet Championship? And do you really think disambiguating the non-notable is helpful? Huon (talk) 16:40, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I forgot about the possibility of creating a disambiguation page. I therefore support a creation of a disambiguation page which Redirects people to the various pages from "Internet Championship". This will make it easier for anyone who is searching for a particular Internet Championship to be linked to the page they are searching for. Starship.paint (talk) 05:49, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete fails WP:GNG. Stuartyeates (talk) 00:03, 18 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete or Merge with the Zack Ryder profile (WorldSeriesOfPoker500 (talk) 12:34, 19 September 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.