Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Williams Ultimate Frisbee Organization

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 delete. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:22, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Williams Ultimate Frisbee Organization

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non-notable sports club Dangherous 20:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

• Speedy Delete A7 (non-notable people or groups). According to the article alone, the team has apparently not won any national-level competitions (although they have qualified for the national level college competitions). This is little more than a list of people associated with the club (better suited for their own webpage), and I personally have to question any article that has two sections dedicated to the "best parties around" and "kick-ass Saturday Night Party" respectively. -- Saberwyn 21:20, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• delete as nonnotable. mikka (t) 22:01, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete non-notable. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 10:55, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Italic text siva1979 you write this off as nonnotable yet you express your desire that "I strongly believe that an online encyclopedia such as Wikipedia should include ALL the soccer clubs in the world. Smaller clubs such as Wembley F.C. should also be given attention in this mammoth work of information. No club should be excluded." and that the wikipedia contain all possible information and human achievements. how do you justify? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.212.185 (talk • contribs) 15:21, 24 February 2006.

another ip from williams college with only one edit prior this afd -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:17, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. The phrase "is consistantly one of the Top 5 division III college teams in the country" protects it from speedy deletion, but it's pretty much the definition of non-notability. This information belongs on the group's own website, not Wikipedia. Additionally, it's unverifiable. Stifle 11:54, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not Delete WUFO is among the most active, vibrant and popular student organizations at Williams College, akin to Harvard's Hasting Pudding in its high regard and importance. This entry should not be deleted, nor should the article about Unksta Pennybags have been deleted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.210.39 (talk • contribs) 14:19, 24 February 2006.

This IP had only 2 edits prior this AFD from the previous day -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:04, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

The above IP is registered to Williams College Campus. Williamstown, MA. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:07, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not Delete While the team has not won many titles, the team is well known within the college ultimate frisbee league for not just their athleticism and skill, but for their "spirit." Frisbee is one of the rare sports that still allows for games to be played without the aid of outside judges, thus maintaining the spirit of the creation of the game. On the field and off Williams Ultimate Frisbee Organization has been recognized for upholding the spirit of the game and was recognized nationally when they won the Spirit Award at nationals. Therefore this wiki does deserve to remain on Wikipedia and does not deserve to be deleted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.209.38 (talk • contribs) 14:25, 24 February 2006.

This is the only edit from that IP (which is on the same network as previous comment -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:06, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

The above IP is registered to Williams College Campus. Williamstown, MA. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:07, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not DeleteWUFO is well known to all Williams College students, many of whom wield a great deal of power in today's world —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.208.11 (talk • contribs) .

Another great wielding power sockpuppet coming from Williams college campus -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:21, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not DeleteWUFO won the the Best Spirit Award at the 2003 Ultimate College Nationals tournament, and is widely regarded for embodying the values of sportsmanship and fair play. On top of that, they regularly field a nationally competitive team, as well as multiple "B" Teams, making them one of the largest and most influential organizations at Williams College. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 146.243.4.157 (talk • contribs) 14:49, 24 February 2006.

The above ip also comes from Massachussets. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not DeleteWUFO is a very well known and well respected NE ultimate program, in addition they host either the oldest or second oldest fall college tournament in the country (Purple Valley). While they do not hold any national titles, they have a had a few players nominated for the Calahan award (Collegiate MVP) and are competitive against large D1 schools that have 20X or more students (they defeated Michigan State in the semi's on their way to victory at the Atlantis tournament last early spring. If people feel that the page needs more historic information I can contact people and change the overall feel of the page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.209.188 (talk • contribs) 15:08, 24 February 2006.

The above ip has only editd articles related to the one in discussion -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

The above IP is registered to Williams College Campus -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not Delete Not only is this college team's competitiveness verifiable through the ultimate players association (www.upa.org), its considerable size (80-90 undergrads at a school of 2000) as well as its extremely active alumni (former UPA presidents and board members, players on top tier club teams) make it notable and merit its inclusion on the wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.212.185 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 24 February 2006.

Yet another ip from Williams College with only one edit prior this afd. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:17, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not Delete While it may not necessarily be a worthy item in Student Culture due to its local importance (although no less so than Eusoff Hall, which is also in this category), as just a link from Williams College the WUFO article is a perfectly reasonable article. If updates on the importance of the organization or more information are desired, a simple tag saying so should suffice. There's enough support for the article to prevent deletion. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.165.216.194 (talk • contribs) .

Wee! another ip coming from williams college, this one with zero edits other than this. -- ( drini's page ☎ ) 17:19, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

• Do Not Delete The WUFO tournament, Purple Valley, has also been mentioned in such books as, 'Fundamentals of Ultimate: The Complete Guide to Ultimate Frisbee', as being one of the top Ultimate tournaments in the country. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.52.1.89 (talk • contribs) .

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.