Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/North American Scrabble Players Association


 * 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. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:25, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

North American Scrabble Players Association

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fails WP:ORG. no extensive coverage, more listing of events. LibStar (talk) 06:47, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge to National Scrabble Association. —Carrite Sept. 24, 2010.
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:01, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Comment - Since this challenge has been sitting around gathering dust, I decided to pay it another visit. It looks like the National Scrabble Association is a players' membership organization and the North American Scrabble Players Association is an independent body that sanctions tournaments. This per the HASBRO WEBSITE, makers of the game. The North American Scrabble Players Association maintains their own Wiki, which may be found at THIS URL. Since the NASPA is independent of the NSA (both of which being mentioned on the independent-although-commercial Hasbro site) and since I think that Wikipedia should as a matter of general practice give other wikis the benefit of the doubt, I am changing my vote from MERGE to KEEP OR MERGE. I find it a little hard to believe that the sponsoring organization of annual national Scrabble championships has not been the subject of some sort of coverage in the mainstream media, and would argue that even if it hasn't, its role as the sponsoring authority of publicized national Scrabble championships constitutes sufficient achievement to confer notability for inclusion in Wikipedia as the subject of an article. —Carrite, Oct. 1, 2010.


 * Keep Notable player organisation for notable game. Colonel Warden (talk) 00:29, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * please see WP:ITSNOTABLE you have not demonstrated it has reliable sources to meet notability. LibStar (talk) 02:08, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The link which you yourself provided seems adequate to demonstrate notability. Colonel Warden (talk) 06:59, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * please read WP:N, you need reliable sources demonstrating in depth coverage, event listings do not meet this. Have you actually made any effort to find sources or do you just say WP:ITSNOTABLE? LibStar (talk) 07:54, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I made some effort - browsing the sources online. I could have then browsed my extensive personal library of journals and books about this topic but I preferred to go to bed as it was late.  And, as I've finished my breakfast and have plenty to do today, I am disinclined to exert myself further.  It is very clear that this organisation exists and that bodies such as the Washington Post see it as a significant authority for this well-known game.  The worst case is that we would merge into our main article about the game but that is a matter of ordinary editing not deletion.  This should have been obvious from the outset and the matter should never have been brought here.  Please see our deletion policy: If the article can be fixed through normal editing, then it is not a good candidate for AfD.  Colonel Warden (talk) 08:33, 2 October 2010 (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.