Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Haymarket Battle Cats

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 of the debate was Keep. Deathphoenix ʕ 16:45, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Haymarket Battle Cats

The following message was placed at the top of the AfD log for May 11th by anon IP 151.188.16.52: "To whom it may concern. I am requesting the immediate deletion of the Haymarket Battle Cats article and all article history. This article was initially written in good faith, but has since been edited by a vengeful individual whose sole purpose is to sully the reputation of individuals and the organization involved. It is no longer an article meant to inform, but rather it has turned into one mans forum to air his grievances. Please take this under serious consideration."

The article is listed here as a technical nomination with no vote from me -- yet. Please note that the IP has been warned for vandalism several times, but the most recent ones (the others are from three months prior and irrelevant, I believe) are for blanking the listed article, presumably as a request for deletion. One other warning is for blanking Education in the United States yesterday, and I am not quite sure why. TheProject 19:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep and clean up; it is a POV nightmare at the moment. If necessary, it can be brought down to the stub-like level of New Market Rebels or Winchester_Royals. bikeable (talk) 19:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup- the previous versions of this article appear to contain perfectly acceptable and neutral information. It's difficult to determine what actually happened to the team, so a less detailed summary may be in order. --Several Times 22:15, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as minor team in minor league. Stifle (talk) 18:48, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Delete. There is no longer a "haymarket battle cats" there is no point in keeping the article.

• Delete, because team appears non-notable in the first place. KleenupKrew 23:13, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and leave as is. All of the information is accurate, and while it can be judged as vengeful, it is a detailed assessment of the history of the ball club for 2004 and 2005. To delete this submission would be a complete wash of history which individuals who do not appreciate the truth exposed to the public want to have happen.

WildHawk 20:58, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

• If it can be "judged as vengeful", it is probably not WP:NPOV and should be fixed. bikeable (talk) 03:16, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete If it can be judged vengeful it should not be posted on the site. This is not the place for parties to wage a personal vendetta against another. That is what newspapers are for. And how do we know what is accurate?

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.