Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of 2015–16 Aviva Premiership transfers


 * 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   no consensus. Nakon 03:49, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

List of 2015–16 Aviva Premiership transfers

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WP:TOOSOON. Teams are subject to change prior to next season; deals could also fall apart in the mean time. At the time of this nomination, even the main season article doesn't exist yet. Article has also suffered an edit war over its contents... and I don't personally see how any of these transfer articles are valid on their own; few other sports use them. Luke no 94 (tell Luke off here) 23:18, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions. lavender|(formerlyHMSSolent)|lambast 00:37, 29 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete per Lukeno94 WP:TOOSOON — JudeccaXIII (talk) 02:04, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - Much as Lukeno94 says, a list of player transfers in the future is a crystal ball. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:55, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * No Delete First of all what I did with the deletion of several citations on those transfers pages without giving valid reasons. My reasons were just really stupid and naive. I really and sincerely apologise for that. Anyway, why delete these pages? They not breaking any rules, guidelines or anything. Why try to delete the Aviva Premiership and the RFU Championship transfer pages but not the Super Rugby transfers? That's just been a bit biased. I had this problem before last year from other users about putting these transfers on the rugby union teams pages itself. But by putting them onto new link pages it was sorted out, plain and simple. They all just left it alone and let me continue edting. So how come you are making it a serious problem, which is just unfair really. NikeCage68 (talk) 16:38, 29 January 2015, (UTC)
 * Because I hadn't spotted the Super Rugby transfers yet? Those need to go as well. None of your vote lines up with any deletion/keep criteria. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 16:51, 29 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Query Are these transfers more than just rumour? All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 22:34, 29 January 2015 (UTC).


 * They're "confirmed" right now. However... there are multiple things that could happen between now and the actual transfer completing, and it's far from unheard of for a deal to be completed, and called off later down the line. We certainly don't know all of the teams that will play in the league next season, and, in fact, it is pretty much impossible for all of these teams to be in the league next year; as such, we're also reporting factual inaccuracies. When the main season article doesn't exist yet... then these sub-articles REALLY shouldn't. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 22:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I can see there's a number of issues here. They don't appear to be insurmountable, though the question of which teams will be in the league next year is tricky.  The fact that the "main" article doesn't exist should certainly alert one to potential difficulties, but it is not a guarantee that this article should not exist.  The issue about the completion of the deals can be dealt with by an appropriate explanation in the lead.  The question of which team will be in the league shows that the article title may need adjusting.
 * All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 01:39, 31 January 2015 (UTC).


 * I have altered the lead slightly, this should take care of the issues raised. Potentially the article could be moved to a title like List of 2015–16 Aviva Premiership announced transfers.  Therefore:
 * Keep or move. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 15:42, 5 February 2015 (UTC).


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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mr. Guye (talk) 02:36, 6 February 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, N ORTH A MERICA 1000 05:05, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
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