Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Potteries derby


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The result was   Withdrawn Mayalld (talk) 12:46, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Potteries derby

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 * Delete POV essay on local football match Mayalld (talk) 16:23, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep non-POV article on 130 year old football rivalry.--EchetusXe (talk) 16:25, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems to be a documented, well known football rivalry. Pstanton 19:43, 12 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pstanton (talk • contribs)
 * Keep - Long established football rivalry. Livna-Maor (talk) 19:48, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - As per other users - Long established football rivalry with sources and NPOV. No reason whatsoever why this article should be even considered for deletion. ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 20:52, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - to be fair the article wasn't as good as it is now when it was nominated.--EchetusXe (talk) 22:40, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - Indeed, and therefore it needed tagging for improvement not deletion. There are plenty of articles that aren't of a decent standard. They all need improving! :) -- ♦Tangerines♦ · Talk 22:45, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  20:50, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - the article needs some cleaning up (alternatively arguing that both Port Vale and Stoke have played in higher leagues historically is unclear, whereas just simply saying the actual numerical breakdowns would be much easier), but the subject is definitely notable. matt91486 (talk) 00:46, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - an endless amount of coverage so easily meets WP:N. Peanut4 (talk) 01:01, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong keep as per all above and WP:SNOW.  Lugnuts  (talk) 08:15, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong keep as one of the longest-standing derbies in world football. – PeeJay 08:49, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment It is clear that despite the fact that this article will of necessity only ever contain indiscriminate lists of facts, and potentially POV commentary, there are large numbers of people with an interest in the subject that will always be sufficient to override purely policy based views of the article. As such, I withdraw the AfD Mayalld (talk) 12:46, 13 January 2009 (UTC)


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