Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Western Derby

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 speedy keep per WP:SK#2. Jenks24 (talk) 06:46, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Subject is non-notable, has no significant coverage. Fails WP:GNG, WP:NRIVALRY and WP:EVENT. Macktheknifeau (talk) 18:25, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion Reasoning: What little references exist are about individual matches, with nothing that passes WP:GNG, WP:EVENT and WP:NRIVALRY as a whole. As well as several non-independent AFL sources. This is a regular season fixture that just happens to have two teams from the same state. There is no significant coverage of the rivalary itself, and as such it fails WP:GNG, WP:EVENT and WP:NRIVALRY and should be deleted. Macktheknifeau (talk) 18:25, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy keep. WD is a lot more than just two teams from the same state. There is significant rivalry between the teams with the underdog frequently outperforming. It receives extensive additional reporting and is one of the most anticipated fixtures for locals. The fact it has a universally used name beyond the teams names is evidence of its significance. For references, the 1st random one I clicked on had "... the western derby melee has divided Western Australia and the “football landscape in WA has been changed forever”. However, if the sources are considered inadequate the article should be tagged for improvement, not for deletion. Moondyne (talk) 00:50, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep this is a clearly notable event that has been WP:POINTily nominated along with a bunch of other AFL rivalry games in retaliation to a not yet played association football game being deleted - Sydney Derby (A-League)- The-Pope (talk) 00:43, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Moondyne (talk) 00:50, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong Oppose in view of the long term and extended experience of the above two editors in Australian topics (and their response) - the speedy close or withdrawal of this delete is more appropriate. AFD is not a location for grudge nominations SatuSuro 00:55, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment - this article currently fails WP:NRIVALRY because it doesn't show how the rivalry is important. As it stands it appears just to be a series of match reports of interesting matches. Hack (talk) 01:06, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• cleanup templates exist for improvement requests. Bulk retaliation deletion nominations like this are disruptive. AFD is not for cleanup. The-Pope (talk) 01:47, 6 July 2012 (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.