Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Denver Ski Team


 * 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 keep. There is a clear consensus that this article should be kept. Though the page has been substantially improved during the AfD, clearly there is more work to be done. The remaining issues can, however, now be addressed by the normal editing processes. NAC. Bridgeplayer (talk) 00:28, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

University of Denver Ski Team

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This article was written by a clear COI editor. All the sources are not third party. This article requires a fundamental rewrite - it reads like a team profile, not an encyclopedia article. Very few third-party results in a Google search (at least for the first 4 pages). Jasper Deng (talk) 03:42, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep The article makes a strong claim of notability - that this team has won more NCAA ski titles than any other, and that it is tied for fourth in national NCAA titles for all sports.  I see coverage in reliable sources in a Google Books search.  Sadly, Google has eviscerated the Google News Archive search tool.  I consider it highly likely that reliable sources on skiing have covered this team.  Cullen 328   Let's discuss it  04:37, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't see how we can keep the article in its current state.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:38, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Then my friendly suggestion to you, since you feel so strongly, is to rewrite the article so as to better meet our standards.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  04:42, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:26, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 20:26, 10 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Click the Google news archive search at the top of the AFD please. The New York Times and others give them coverage, they getting the headline in articles like this  which require payment to see the whole article, but clearly they have received significant coverage.  Remember to follow WP:BEFORE.   D r e a m Focus  03:16, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment The editor that the nominator identifies as a "COI editor" has been trying, in good faith, to improve the article. I have made a number of edits as well, including adding several references to reliable sources from Life (magazine) and trying to tone down the promotional language.  If any collegiate ski team in the world is notable, then this must be the one.  Opinions from other editors are welcomed.  Cullen 328   Let's discuss it  03:50, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * speedy Keep No case for deletion presented-- Just as notable as other major college teams  in major competitive sports that  play  at the top amateur level & win multiple  championships. Full coverage by excellent sources. I'm not sure this was actually intended as a deletion nomination:  the nom keep referring to not all sources being 3rd party, meaning that some of them are, and says what is wanted is a thorough rewrite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DGG (talk • contribs)
 * Keep: All information contained on this page is accurate and up to date, congrats to the best ski team in NCAA history. — 130.253.55.157 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Weak keep--weak keep because the article is so poor, and so poorly verified. It's more like a moral weak keep, or a morally weak keep. I've trimmed it a bit, but more needs to be done, obviously. BTW, given where this is headed, I'm removing the ARS tag as overkill. Drmies (talk) 23:11, 16 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.