Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rockingham Vipers

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The result was delete. Sandstein 07:01, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rockingham Vipers

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This is about a recreational/youth football team in Australia. There is nothing notable about them that would warrant an article. There are tens of thousands of such teams in the U.S. and we are not accepting articles from them. I also think this article lacks verifiability. KnightLago (talk) 13:00, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

• Keep This is not a rec/youth team. Gridiron (American) football is not played at a professional level in Australia, and this team is in the highest amateur level of the state (out of a total 6 teams for Western Australia), so it is not like the tens of thousands as described. Admittedly, although this article does require cleanup and sourcing, this team has notability to warrant an article. --Breno ^talk 13:45, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The Gridiron website describes the league as "fun and entertaining league of boys and men from ages of 14 to 55 playing in two divisions." The Junior Division "is between 14-17 years of age and they play 7 on 7 on a full size field." And then the "Senior level when you reach 18 years old." I'm not sure where this team falls but it doesn't seem any different from rec leagues in the states. They openly advertise for players on their website which again seems like a rec league. I did some further checking on their website and the senior league takes people up to 55. While Australia might not have many teams, this is equivalent from what I've read to the thousands of other rec league teams all over the world, and therefore not notable. KnightLago (talk) 15:38, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 01:20, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Google News Archives comes up with nothing and they are a recreational team. [1]. Capitalistroadster (talk) 01:23, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete or at best merge to an article about the league, or American football in Western Australia.Garrie 02:15, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete. That a rec league is the highest level of competition in a given place does not change the fact that it's a rec league. --Dhartung | Talk 04:01, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Per Garrie. Twenty Years 10:36, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

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