Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/The Tunnel Rats

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• Delete

1. Seicer (4 edits) <nominator>
2. Nick Dowling (3 edits)
3. Gatoclass (2 edits)
4. Jpp42 (2 edits)

• Keep

1. Jachin
2. Sf46

• Merge

1. Shoessss (3 edits)

• Non-specific or invalidated

1. Sting au (2 edits) (added delsort, then made an ambiguous comment)
2. Grey Wanderer <-- stated "Keep per JPP42", but that user said delete

• Non-participatory

1. 137.111.63.115 (vandalism)
2. Antonio Lopez (reverted vandalism)
3. Yamamoto Ichiro (relisted)

• Valid delete arguments

1. Does not pass WP:N
2. Only web search results are own web-site and forums
3. No sources provided
4. Tagged as unreferenced since March 2007
5. Non-notable private club

• Non-valid delete arguments

1. Appears to be defunct
   1. Notability does not expire

• Valid keep arguments

none

• Non-valid keep arguments

1. Made front page news in Australia on numerous occasions
   1. No evidence in provided sources
2. Currently in process of... this will be more front page stuff
   1. WP:CRYSTAL
3. Australia's largest urban exploration group
4. Over 2,000 members
5. seems to be somewhat notable

• Non-valid Merge argument

1. Merge with Cave Clan (per provided sources)
   1. Nothing in the sources has anything to do with the subject of this article by name

• [1]
  • A user said: does not look like comprehensive coverage
• [2]
  • A user said: does not look like comprehensive coverage

• Sydney Morning Herald article on urban explorers does not mention this group:
  • [3]

The keeps were very weak. The merge proposal was invalid. The deletes had valid reasons based in policy, guideline, and precedent. My decision is Delete. JERRY ^talk _contribs 04:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]