Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Immaculate Rejection

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The result was Delete. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-07 06:49Z

[edit] Immaculate Rejection

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Delete - even though this coinage has been around in this context since 1999 it does not appear to have passed into wide usage, thus apparently running afoul of WP:NEO. There do not appear to be any sources of which this is the substantial or non-trival subject. The article is sourced by a Green Bay Packers page, which is not independent, and an article which mentions the blocked kick in a sentence or two as part of a much larger article. Other sources appear to make the same sort of trivial mentions (noting that fans coined the name but nothing beyond that. And technically the "supernatural speculation" section appears to qualify as original research. Otto4711 00:38, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

• Comment I agree with the AfD, but perhaps it will be better to merge this information as a piece of Trivia or Note to the Chicago Bears article? --Ozgod 01:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

• Looking at the Bears article, it has no trivia section, I assume because the people who maintain it don't want one. This is one play out of a nearly 90-year club history. I can't see it as a part of that article, but even if it were it would still need to be properly sourced. Otto4711 02:17, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

• Delete Neither of the listed sources even use the term "Immaculate Rejection." And let's not gunk up Chicago Bears with this, seeing as it's a featured article.--Djrobgordon 04:44, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Nonnotable play. As a Packers fan, I kind of remember this game, but I don't think I've ever heard the name given here. Maxamegalon2000 12:52, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletions. --Slgrandson (page - messages - contribs) 20:49, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete, per WP:NEO. Mkdw^talk 23:55, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
• Delete lacks sources to show that this has become an established term in football lore.-- danntm ^T _C 19:21, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

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