Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spirit Of Shankly


 * 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The result was nomination withdrawn. Non-admin closure. Erpert (let's talk about it) 17:08, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Spirit Of Shankly

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A gadfly club which made a brief nuisance protest that, on its own terms, would violate WP:NOTNEWS. Not an encyclopedic article, by any stretch -- and the whole "Aims" section seems to have been lifted from another source. Regent of the Seatopians (talk) 02:30, 15 July 2010 (UTC) Withdrawn nomination Looks like I made a blunder with this one. Sorry about that. Can some nice person please close this thing? Regent of the Seatopians (talk) 01:32, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Group is notable as UK football supporter's first union. If an English non-Liverpool supporter was asked who Spirit of Shankly were, The chances are they would know due to national press coverage in England thus notable? TheBigJagielka (talk) 03:32, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:25, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - The article does seem to have been written in a terrible style, but I'm sure the subject is notable. – PeeJay 12:34, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Other organisations similar to Spirit Of Shankly that find themselves on Wikipedia. [] [] [] I think you'll find Spirit Of Shankly has appeared in the news far more frequently than any of the above, and yet there is no possible deletion discussion on those particular groups. Furthermore, the Liverpool owners have announced their intention to sell the club, and it would be highly likely many news agencies will be contacting SOS over any further developments. They have been, and look set to remain, the media's people to go to when it comes to one of the biggest ownership saga's in sporting history. It's estimated that Liverpool have 45 million fans worldwide. In some quarters this group is viewed as the voice of those 45 million people. Surely all this makes the subject notableUser:BobSlayer91 —Preceding undated comment added 22:25, 15 July 2010 (UTC).
 * Also, the user who suggests this page should be deleted, "Regent of the Seatopians", incorrectly describes the actions of the group as a "brief nuisance protest." The protests have been anything but brief, considering they started in early 2008 and continue to this very day. The reason the group has appeared in the media so often is because the protests have been prolonged and disruptive, rather than a "brief nuisance." User: BobSlayer91 —Preceding undated comment added 00:31, 16 July 2010 (UTC).
 * Keep. Poorly written but the sources look sufficient for WP:GNG as they don't just refer to one event but several. This is a decent start, but it's this one that clinches it for me. Alzarian16 (talk) 13:28, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep article needs improving, not deleting. GiantSnowman 21:26, 16 July 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.