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 delete. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UEFA Euro 2008 miscellany, mutatis mutandis. Sandstein 21:52, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2006 FIFA World Cup miscellany[edit]

When Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UEFA Euro 2008 miscellany appeared, some editors pointed out that there is a similar article on the past World championship. A close examination of this (though referenced) article shows, that it contains mostly trivial facts, such as what girlfriends of the footballers were doing and how a piece broke off the trophy. Some things could be incorporated into other articles, such as dubious referee decisions, however, the article itself should not exist as such. Tone 11:40, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:45, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete the nominator nailed it. It's pretty unencyclopaedic collection of assorted facts. This violation of WP:TRIVIA should be deleted immediately. Ohconfucius (talk) 12:00, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Like I said in the deletion discussion for the Euro 2008 version of this article, the article is being used for completely the wrong purpose. It should be used to discuss the match ball(s), organisational issues and the music of the tournament (for example). In its current state, the article is nothing more than a glorified trivia section, though there are certain items that could be kept. – Pee Jay 12:36, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep May not agree to most policies, but I'd claim WP:IAR and use common sense. The World Cup is such a vast and world-wide phenomenon that even records and statistics can become notable. And plus does it really hurt anyone such article. There are lots of people that consider this notable.
P.S.: This nomination sounds like WP:POINT to me...See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UEFA Euro 2008 miscellany. Do U(knome)? ^yes...|_{or no} · 13:24, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please assume good faith. I refer you to WP:NOHARM, you yourself have admitted that the article violates policy and it is not WP:POINT it is a simlar article that has been overlooked before and should be judged through consensus like the other one. The Dominator^Talk_Edits 15:45, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge anything useful into the main article. Giant Snowman 14:18, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
delete I agree with Pee Kalivd (talk) 14:29, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
merge useful info, all arguments per my nomination of UEFA Euro 2008 miscellany. The Dominator^Talk_Edits 14:53, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Might as well delete lists of minor Seinfeld characters or anime storylines as well...trivia is an integral part of yore. --Mr Accountable (talk) 20:48, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The inevitable reply: WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Yes, we have lots of articles containing trivial information which only fans are interested in; most of them, I'm sorry to say, should be deleted as well. Terraxos (talk) 21:38, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete This article is a trivia section. "miscellany" is another word for trivia, see Wikipedia:TRIVIA: "A number of articles contain lists of isolated facts, which are often grouped into their own section, labeled 'Trivia', 'Notes', 'Facts', 'Miscellanea', 'Other information', etc." If you just changed the world 'miscellany' in the title to the word 'trivia', this article wouldn't last a minute. But of course 'miscellany' sounds better and because of that article actually has a change of staying . -- Coasttocoast (talk) 21:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Merge - a lot of this information is pertinent to the discussion of the competition, but can be included in a general summarized write-up of the competition in the main article. It would be a shame to be deleted outright, but there is no real reason for it to stand on its own. matt91486 (talk) 05:58, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete We don't do trivia. пﮟოьεԻ 5 7 09:56, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - pure trivia article. Any particularly important information can be merged into the main World Cup article, but we don't need most of this. Terraxos (talk) 21:37, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I do not understand what's wrong with having a miscellany-type article about a World Cup. It's one of the biggest sporting events on earth, the stuff's interesting - and it's in one place. --NeofelisNebulosa (моє обговорення) 21:46, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
- This is what's wrong: WP:TRIVIA. The Dominator^Talk_Edits 06:25, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Not voting, as I am an IP editor, but the summary that the nominator uses in the intro to dismiss the triviality of the article is not an accurate reflection of the article as it stands. The nominator dismisses the article as one containing information about girlfriends and such, but upon reviewing the article, it's clear that 90% of the information there has to do with matters related to qualification of teams to the tournament and the progres of those teams in the tournament. Thus, if I actually had a vote, I would vote to keep simply because the nomination summary here is not a truthful representation of the article nominated. This AfD should be closed and a new one with an honest summary opened.--71.6.12.114 (talk) 20:55, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- That's not how it works, we don't close AfDs because of a nominator's statement and this is not a vote either, we are simply discussing whether this article is appropriate so you are free to state your opinion as you did and there is no need to "vote" (although I believe you are allowed to as an IP). As per the policy WP:TRIVIA, the useful facts should be merged to the appropriate article(s) rather than kept on one page. The pieces of information are judged on their individual merit, hence we are arguing not that the facts are not notable, but rather that the concept of "World Cup miscellany" is not and violates Wikipedia policy. The Dominator^Talk_Edits 03:35, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Oooh...soccer-brand listcruft and a WP:TRIVIA violation! Raymie Humbert (TrackerTV) (receiver, archives) 23:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and merge the referenced bits to the main article. --John (talk) 06:33, 21 June 2008 (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.