Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iron Ore Cup (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 14:08, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Iron Ore Cup
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I would carry forward the deletion arguments made at the first AfD regarding notability and I would add further that this minor rivalry ended after only three seasons. Clearly fails WP:GNG and the appropriate sports notability guidelines. Safiel (talk) 02:48, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not satisfy the WP:SIGCOV guidelines. The two lead references which aren't currently deadlinks fall under the "routine coverage" definition. In both cases they acknowledge the existence of a trophy, but a trophy alone is not enough to justify an article. I'll also note that in ref No. 4, the "rivalry" is said to exist despite the teams having never played a game – this is obviously intended to be promotional rather than informative – and in ref No. 5 there is reference to a predicted rivalry, not an existing rivalry. Redirection to Gold_Coast_United_FC would also be an acceptable outcome. Aspirex (talk) 05:46, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not satisfy the WP:SIGCOV guidelines. Ciaran106 (talk) 11:42, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete Does not satisfy the WP:SIGCOV guidelines.– Davey 2010 Talk 03:12, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - there seems to be quite a lot of sources confirming the existence of a trophy and a supposed rivalry but there doesn't seem to be enough detailed coverage to warrant an article in its own right. Don't know if redirecting is the right route but a mention in each of the clubs' articles could be an option. Hack (talk) 03:56, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - no evidence of notability. GiantSnowman 17:36, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - Yes the cup exists, but this is simply a marketing tool to generate interest around games (of which there have only been a handful to date), it is not a notable competition in itself. A secondary consideration relates to the trophy as an indication of a rivalry. No indication of any level of significant / reliable coverage (the sort of which is found here) about the rivalry itself. Aspirex's comment above that references exist noting the rivalry before a game was played is key here. Although there are some nascent rivalries in A-League football, a lot of these were artificially created at the league's inception to hype the competition. Fenix down (talk) 08:42, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
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