Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Kentucky cheerleading squad


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Sulfurboy (talk) 09:27, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

University of Kentucky cheerleading squad

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Violates all 3 core policies of neutrality (WP:NPOV), verifiability (WP:V) and original research (WP:OR) PenulisHantu (talk) 15:50, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: But can the article be improved? There are other cheerleading squad articles, so there seems to be an argument for notability.--Milowent • hasspoken  20:54, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment: I edited the article, and cut quite a bit of non-neutral material. It still needs reliable sources, but at least it's not about the "winningest cheerleading squad in the world" anymore. — Toughpigs (talk) 23:30, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Based on this story about the team's coach being fired for hazing allegations that came out a few days ago, this nom is flawed. This is a very dominant college cheerleading squad with multiple championships in the sport and is a very obvious WP:SOFIXIT/WP:PROMO reduction case. Deleting this article would be like deleting the article for UNC and Duke basketball or Notre Dame football.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 21:08, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kentucky-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:43, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:43, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:43, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sulfurboy (talk) 04:24, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep highly successful cheer team. The team has 24 national championships. Looking at the article in the NYTimes and CNN, for example, while they only directly cover the coaches being fired, the reason that merits a story is because the team has had so much success. If consensus to keep does not emerge, a merge/redirect to Kentucky_Wildcats should be considered. Eddie891 Talk Work 14:34, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: The hazing scandal coverage indicates notability. It would be good to have sources to back up the rest of the claims in the article, but that can happen in normal editing and doesn't need a deletion discussion. — Toughpigs (talk) 14:38, 28 May 2020 (UTC)


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