Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Super Bowl rivalries in the National Football League


 * 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. Courcelles 23:05, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Super Bowl rivalries in the National Football League

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Pure cruft. Teams meeting in the Super Bowl do not instantaneously become "rivals". – Muboshgu (talk) 20:29, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:31, 9 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not sure about it being cruft.  But it does appear to be an artificial construct of supposed Super Bowl "rivalries" that consists principally of a simple listing of teams that have played against each other (mostly once) in Super Bowls.  Each entry is then followed with unsourced opinions as to what constitutes the "Signature Moment" in the supposed rivalry.  Cbl62 (talk) 00:15, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete suitable for many personal blogs. Heck, might be enough to draw some traffic for a website.  Too much original research for this forum, however.--Paul McDonald (talk) 00:31, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete This topic is not discussed in reliable sources, and the "signature moment" seems to have been selected by the author rather than by reliable sources.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  05:15, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Seems very crufty and as mentioned by another editor, contains a lot of original research. JguyTalkDone 06:07, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete Non-encyclopedic framing.  Jweiss11 (talk) 01:51, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * No Delete The criticisms of the article make no sense. "Non-encyclopedic framing" has zero relevance.   "Reliable sources" argument false - the article is based entirely on verifiable research.   "Artificial construct" is false - these rivalries are genuine, and the "opinions" are in fact verifiable factual recaps of actual games.  The criticisms of the article come across as illegitimate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by STP43FAN (talk • contribs) 11:21, September 12, 2011
 * — Note to closing admin: STP43FAN (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this XfD. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:31, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * "Non-encyclopedic" seems to be a good description of this page. While the events of the games are verifiable and not in question, that such events lead to "rivalries" is not supported by any reliable sources, meaning the concept of this page is an "artificial construct" failing WP:OR. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:31, 12 September 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.