Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Surrey Stingers (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:15, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Surrey Stingers
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Non notable. Sports teams at British Universities are rarely notable even within their institution. This isn't an exception. American Football is extremely niche interest in the UK. Although the article has references they are all to a now defunct British Universities American Football league and return 404 errors. A search on Google for real references turns up only sites directly connected to the team or its rivals. Those unsure of the following of University sports teams in the UK might like to check out the gallery on the teams website and play spot the fan. Pit-yacker (talk) 22:56, 14 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete as per nom. No independent sources.  University sports teams in the UK are not generally notable, and this team does not appear to be an exception.  Checking through the 2007 AfD (above), I see arguments based on some notion of inherited notability (though I have my doubts as to whether the BCAFL and BUAFL are genuinely notable), and I see arguments based on WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS.  I even see someone claiming that we had to keep because Wikipedia was "the only reliable record of team history".  But I see no indication that the team was notable then, any more than it is now. Pfainuk talk 08:43, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  —Pit-yacker (talk) 10:13, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I see no reason to make an exception for this subject at this time. Perhaps in the future should more independent sources arise, this would be a better candidate.  Try another Wiki.--Paul McDonald (talk) 12:26, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
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