Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National Football League Experience


 * 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. The Bushranger One ping only 02:11, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

National Football League Experience

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Non-notable event, borderline promotional. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:35, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge with Super Bowl otherwise Delete. This is a small part of the events surrounding the Big Game and can contribute possibly a sentence to that article.  Maybe.--Wehwalt (talk) 22:38, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:40, 14 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete The only reference is from a non-WP:INDEPENDENT website of the NFLs. Not much to merge without independent coverage, which I find little other than trivial mentions.  If the articles had sourced information, I would say merge to preserve.  In its absence, any new effort (if any) spent on this subject should be to add it to Super Bowl, not to improve this article. —Bagumba (talk) 00:23, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Doh! Shoulda known to change the search term to "NFL Experience". Keep per Cbl62's coverage found.—Bagumba (talk) 01:39, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Probably makes sense to rename it. I've never heard of it being referred to as the "National Football League Experience." Cbl62 (talk) 01:45, 15 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. The article needs improving.  But the "NFL Experience" has been a big tradition attracting 100,000 or more fans every year for 20 years.  Yes, it's part of Super Bowl week, but it has received sufficient coverage in itself in mainstream media outlets to warrant a separate article. In other cases, where a significant adjunct to a major sporting event receives substantial independent coverage, we've allowed articles.  E.g., NBA All-Star Weekend, FIFA Fan Fest (adjunct to FIFA World Cup), Kentucky Derby Festival and Thunder Over Louisville (adjuncts to Kentucky Derby), Super Bowl halftime shows.  I find over 3,000 articles about the "NFL Experience" in major newspapers.  A few examples include (1) 'NFL Experience' was show-stopper, Boston Globe, 1997; (2) NFL Experience almost as popular as Super Bowl, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2011; (3) NFL Experience theme park deals in football fans' dreams, Dallas Morning News, 1993; (4) NFL Experience is a hit even for families without game tickets, Dallas Morning News, 2003; (5) No ticket required for this Super Bowl experience, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 2009; (6) Fans' NFL Experience starts today, Houston Chronicle, 1994; (7) NFL Experience will open in Tampa today, Orlando Sentinel, 2009; (8) The 'experience' lures pre-Super Bowl crowds, Bowling Green Daily News, 2000; (9) You Aren't Going to the Big Game?  Try NFL Experience, Miami Herald, 1999; (10) No Experience Required to Enjoy This Sideshow, Orlando Sentinel, 2001; (11) NFL Experience a Super Bowl-Related Bazaar Will Be Running Right Next to JRS: Big Deal?  See for yourself, Sun Sentinel, 1995; (12) Super Bowl's NFL Experience is bigger in Texas, San Antonio Star-Telegram, 2011; (13) NFL Experience all in a day's profit for RJS neighbors, St. Petersburg Times, 2009. Cbl62 (talk) 01:21, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per Cbl62.--Arxiloxos (talk) 02:30, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Merge per Wehwalt. This is a part of a larger event and IMHO does not warrant its own article. -- The Writer 2.0 Talk 21:06, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't believe that the NFL is using this Wikipedia article to advance its cause and sell tickets. It seems to be notable and has third party articles, looks good to me.--Paul McDonald (talk) 15:34, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per the coverage identified by Cbl62 which shows independent notability for this article. Davewild (talk) 18:05, 20 October 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.