Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iowa vs Purdue


 * 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. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 15:53, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Iowa vs Purdue

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The lack of significant coverage is a good indicator that this "rivalry" fails WP:GNG, and liberally uses the term rivalry for a Wikipedia entry. Per WP:NRIVALRY not every matchup is inherently notable and I am not fully convinced there is an actual rivalry between these two teams. Regardless, Wikipedia is not a database for game outcomes and, once we remove scheduled game announcements, there is little actual encyclopedic substance to this article. TheGuracefulSlick (talk) 06:15, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Sources used are biased and some are quite insulting in tone. Nothing found on Google News to indicate significant and notable rivalry (Oxford vs Cambridge) for example beyond local media. That rivalry exists between two teams is not questioned. Does it meet WP:NRIVALRY? I think not. The assumption that we will understand from the page title that this rivalry relates to football, is itself ridiculous. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 13:09, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Wow, seriously? This should be speedied. sixty nine   • whaddya want? •  13:11, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom: not notable ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 13:27, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 20:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Indiana-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 20:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iowa-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 20:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)


 *  Delete  This entire article is WP:POINTY from the creator; a redirect to the article (formerly an article) is called 1000 miles of corn and there's a picture of corn in the article. We get it, the rivalry is between two teams who live in corn-growing states. But this isn't a rivalry, nor is the article creation funny.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 21:04, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect and transfer per WO9's findings.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 20:02, 23 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Comment There is an article on Iowa–Purdue football rivalry, which was created before Iowa vs Purdue. The Iowa vs Purdue article should be redirected and this AfD should be transferred to the other page. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:39, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect and transfer AfD per WikiOriginal–9. Lepricavark (talk) 14:16, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect As per WP:Deletion guidelines for administrators, "If the major stakeholders have not been notified of the proposed deletion or given time to respond, reliable consensus determinations will rarely be possible."  Unscintillating (talk) 15:23, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Umm, the article creator was notified and have had a few days to respond. What are you talking about?TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:45, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Umm, I !voted redirect without naming a redirect target, which target can be derived from the flow of the discussion. The flow of the discussion, as well as the logic that comes out from comparing the two articles, led to the possibility of a double AfD.  The rest of the !vote explains why a redirect is the fair process here versus a double AfD.  Since the double AfD is not on the table, I didn't mention my personal research that leads me to conclude that people at Purdue are not aware of the Iowa rivalry.  I politely ignored the issue that the nominator could have made the redirect without involving the AfD volunteers; and the truth is it was my privilege to learn the three Purdue rivalries: Indiana, Illinois, and Notre Dame.  Unscintillating (talk) 08:23, 26 November 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: There's another way to do this - bundle the nomination. It'll require another week, but so would redirecting and reopening.
 * Redirect This is a classic case for a redirect. I guess whether the other page is kept is a separate issue. -- Dolotta (talk) 04:08, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete if Iowa and Purdue don't consider it a notable rivalry, why should we?--Paul McDonald (talk) 00:31, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ansh 666 08:42, 30 November 2017 (UTC)


 * As my relisting comment says: now including Iowa–Purdue football rivalry in the nomination. And also delete; there is really no evidence for a rivalry, and the "1,000 miles of corn" crap (and apparently the whole thing) is a dumb Twitter joke. ansh 666 08:46, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Borderline hoax article. Lizard  (talk) 08:12, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment I believe that calling it a "hoax" is too severe. The games are played, they are real and sources support it.  It's just not notable.--Paul McDonald (talk) 15:53, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah I know. I only say that because it was likely created as a result of a joke. Lizard  (talk) 19:31, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete regarding Iowa vs Purdue; no position at this time regarding the recent expansion of the AfD to include Iowa–Purdue football rivalry. Cbl62 (talk) 17:24, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * They're almost exactly the same article... ansh 666 18:18, 1 December 2017 (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.