Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Worcester Royals


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The result was   delete. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 02:36, 22 May 2010 (UTC)

Worcester Royals

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Non notable university sports team, no evidence of inpendent coverage in multiple reliable sources. University sports in the UK are not notable (boat race excepted) and receive no coverage outside the institutions. Similar discussions at6 Articles for deletion/Durham Saints and Articles for deletion/Edinburgh Predators Nuttah (talk) 09:03, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:GNG with one google news hit. Article is concerned with an amateur unversity sports team, which has no claims to notability. The team plays a sport which is only of minimal notability within the UK and would not be considered even remotely notable within the wider American Football frame either. UK American football teams are nothing like US college teams, they seem essentially little more than social clubs. Although the deletion of other university UK American football teams should not be taken as a suitable reason for deleting this article, there seems to be nothing distinguishing Worcester from any other UK university team. Fenix down (talk) 10:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't Delete All university teams are amateur and as such, are all their pages going to be deleted? Our biggest achievement so far is being associated into the BUAFL last year and for our first season within BUAFL we were praised for our play and manor both on and off the field within Britain. This site lead to a coach getting in contact with us last year in regards to a vacant head coach spot from Germany. Yes the sport of American football isn't huge in Britain and we are a team that is very much at the bottom of the achievement level but with this site it is increasing awareness of the sport and allowing people to see that we do play and we are trying to increase the awareness of the sport within the UK. (Stuart699 (talk) 11:54, 14 May 2010 (UTC))
 * Please note that Wikipedia exists to cover topics which are already deemed notable due to their coverage in reliable, third-party sources, not boost the profile of subjects which aren't...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:46, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Stuart699 asks "All university teams are amateur and as such, are all their pages going to be deleted?". Basically, yes, unless they can show specific notability.  Winning International championships, for instance.  But 'amateur' competition has to be 'highest level' like the Olympics.  Showing lots of independent, reliable news coverage works, too, to establish notability.  David V Houston (talk) 18:05, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable. per User:Fenix down Pit-yacker (talk) 23:05, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 14:15, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:15, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note If this article will be deleted, please delete 2010 Worcester Royals Season too.  Kubek15  write / sign 16:00, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * ....and 2009 Worcester Royals season too -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Need independent reliable sources. Sadly, notability has just yet not been achieved.  Try another wiki?--Paul McDonald (talk) 04:53, 17 May 2010 (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.