Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Team Russ

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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 of the debate was delete. Mailer Diablo 02:18, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Team Russ

I put a prod tag on this but it was quickly removed. Delete - Non notable dodgeball team No Guru 00:04, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete - nn-club/team. --lightdarkness (talk) 00:06, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom & Lightdarkness. Bucketsofg 00:09, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. --MacRusgail 00:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry about deleting the first prod. I though i was meant to if i disagreed.

I profoundly disagree that this article should be deleted. It is quite an important team to a, be quite small, group of people. It is doing no harm. Please do not delete it; the article will be improved. Thank you. Wright123 00:15, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete per nom. --Khoikhoi 05:40, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete, non-notable club. ("Doing no harm" is never a reason to keep.) --Kinu t/c 08:05, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Can it please be explained what you define as a 'notable dodgeball team'. Thank you. Wright123 14:56, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

I don't think that there is a specific notability test for sports teams but if the team was a professional one that played as part of a well-established league then it might well be considered notable. If it was an amateur team, then some high profile reports in national media publications might make it notable. That's my view anyway. Maybe others will have more information for you. No Guru 19:07, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. The team has featured in a local paper. It has a fixture with a university team and was invited to a tournament but could not make it. Have you any precedents that you can show me about a similar issue. I do think a more 'solid' definition is needed before it could be considered for removal. Thank you for your time and dealing with this in such a nice way. Wright123 19:53, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete, per nom. --Soumyasch 15:02, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
Keep. Now that there is a reference to a local mag, I say that the article be given the benefit of doubt, and be kept till someone refutes the claim, when this matter can be brought up again. --Soumyasch 05:29, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Comment. My local paper carries all kinds of stories on local sports (Slow-pitch softball teams, Over 55 Basketball leagues, Women's ice hockey), but it doesn't signify the kind of notabilty that would warrant an article on Wikipedia. No Guru 17:20, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete Moe ε 02:49, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Hello, can it please be noted that I have given a message to all of the users who voted delete, detailing why I disagree. Only one has replied. I believe that this damages their validity. Wright123 12:41, 1 April 2006 (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.