Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elle (sport)

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 keep. Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 18:34, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Elle (sport)

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Unsourced: fails to prove itself notable. _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 14:13, 1 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:15, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ks0stm ^{(T•C•G•E)} 17:37, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The sport is notable enough. Article needs substantial development and referencing. --Amble (talk) 18:03, 8 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The important question is not whether the article proves notability, but whether the topic is actually notable. A cursory attempt at WP:BEFORE shows that it is. I have added a reference to an academic source, and here are some others confirming that this is a major sport in Sri Lanka: [1][2][3]. 82.9.185.151 (talk) 10:38, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Several sources I found suggest that elle (el lay) is the national sport of Sri Lanka. The article, of course, needs a lot of work, but that is a question of editing, not deletion. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 06:15, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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.