Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of defunct Pennsylvania sports teams


 * 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  Keep (non-admin close) RMHED (talk) 21:03, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

List of defunct Pennsylvania sports teams

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Delete Simply duplicates a category Mayalld (talk) 14:40, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Not true. The article lists many teams (such as the Johnstown Red Sox) that cannot be included in the category because Wikipedia does not yet have articles about them. Stepheng3 (talk) 14:43, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment There is a second AFD discussion on this page at Articles for deletion/List of defunct Pennsylvania sports teams (2nd nomination) that was created while this first one is still open. Probably needs an admin to look at it???  We shouldn't have two open discussions, should we?--Paul McDonald (talk) 16:14, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

The content below was copied from the accidentally created 2nd nomination. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 17:06, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Not true. The article lists many teams (such as the Johnstown Red Sox) that cannot be included in the category because Wikipedia does not yet have articles about them. Stepheng3 (talk) 14:46, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep The benefits of parallel categories and lists are discussed under WP:LIST. Criteria for inclusion in this list need to be identified - right now every little league team that ever formed and broke up is eligible for this article - but that shouldn't be a big deal. Townlake (talk) 15:26, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep lists are different from categories. categories only group existing articles, but a list can include links to articles as well as other items worth listing but not necessarily worthy of an article.  There's value in having both.--Paul McDonald (talk) 16:08, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment This is the second AFD discussion, but the first AFD has not closed yet at Articles for deletion/List of defunct Pennsylvania sports teams. We shouldn't have two open discussions, should we?--Paul McDonald (talk) 16:15, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

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 * Comment I merged the content of the 2nd nomination here. Ten Pound Hammer  and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 17:03, 4 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep The material in question is encyclopedic, and no valid argument has been presented for deletion. Stepheng3 (talk) 17:59, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pennsylvania-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  21:48, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  21:48, 5 July 2008 (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.