Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Braves-Mets rivalry

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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 delete. Cbrown1023 talk 16:58, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Braves-Mets rivalry

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Article has few sources, and is basically uncited analysis. Article history goes back and forth between fans of both teams adding biased material. Not salvageable as written, and while the rivalry is notable TO Braves and Mets fans, is really non-notable as an encyclopedic topic. BillCJ (talk) 16:32, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete - Unsalvageable OR anyway you cut it. -Seidenstud (talk) 16:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, per nom. Article is beyond repair, and the rivalry isn't notable. Tool2Die4 (talk) 16:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment - A few things. First, I agree with the nom in that the article as it now exists is mostly personal analysis, if it were to stay, it would have to be entirely changed. Second, this is a bit of a hard topic to do a quick internet search on. The term braves/mets rivalry exists in a few forms, but I'm not sure if that deems notability. Virtually every inter-division set of two teams has some level of rivalry with each other, but does that warrant an article for each one? Most of the rivalry info will just be a rehashing of important events in team history, which the notable ones will already be covered on the teams page or elsewhere. I would oppose outright, but I'm going to see if anyone can produce evidence that this specific rivarly is notable beyond any other similar rivalries. Right now I'm not seeing it. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 16:44, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge into each team's article page. Not notable enough for its own entry. ArcAngel (talk) 18:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Not much is mergable. More than likely, the few sourced items are already covered in some fashion on the team pages, though we may be able to add the citations to the relevant items there that might not as yet have sources. - BillCJ (talk) 18:41, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete-- per above, although somewhat notable, I would agree that it is not notable to warrant its own article. Whatever is not OR can be merged into the team articles. Ramsquire (throw me a line) 23:01, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep If this article can be heavily re-written, I think it can be salvaged. I do think it is notable because there are millions of Braves and Mets fans. Coaststocoasts (talk) 06:03, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Strong delete, original research and a magnet and excuse for an article about the 90 other equivalently non-notable rivalries between the other possible combinations of the 15 MLB teams. Stifle (talk) 21:01, 6 May 2008 (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.