Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spokane Chiefs (W.I.H.L.)


 * 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   delete. Seraphimblade Talk to me 10:14, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Spokane Chiefs (W.I.H.L.)

 * ( [ delete] ) – (View AfD) (View log)

Contested prod. Non-notable amateur hockey team. Delete.  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 02:51, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article lists a book as a reference. -- Eastmain (talk) 05:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * (blinks hard) "The article lists the book as a reference?" So ... does that mean I get to save every article on AfD by putting a book title in the reference section, without taking any pains to find out whether this book is about this particular subject - which given that Spokane hockey history goes back a century, and includes a major professional team and several major junior teams, is highly unlikely - or whether this book is itself a reliable source?  Seeing as the only Google hit I get from "A History of Hockey in Spokane" is from the Spokane Public Library, quite possibly not.  Delete.    RGTraynor  07:42, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Listing a book as a reference is not a valid keep argument. --Smashvilletalk 16:34, 26 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hockey-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 05:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions.   —Eastmain (talk) 05:00, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge/Redirect - To Spokane Chiefs. This article doesn't have enough sources (and won't ever have enough sources). However, like the Portland Buckaroos article, the information can be merged together. D ARTH P ANDA duel 05:07, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The Spokane Chiefs article is about an entirely different organization, and does not need to be polluted with irrelevant tidbits about every other team that happens to use the same name. I'd be like merging Mike Vernon (ice hockey) and Mike Vernon (producer) into one article. Resolute 16:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete for lack of context. A book might mention this senior team, but without any detail of the team's history, the level it played at, etc, the reader is left with "They were a hockey team".  Based on the info presented in the article, it's hard to argue the cited book as including anything more than a trivial mention of this particular team. Resolute 16:20, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to Ice Hockey Wiki on Wikia. Powers T 12:31, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per Resolute. -Djsasso (talk) 14:56, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per Resolute. --Smashvilletalk 16:34, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as non notable. There is no indication in the article and no obvious sources that establish how this team meet the notability requirements. Nuttah (talk) 09:44, 28 November 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.