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. --PeaceNT (talk) 05:39, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2008 Oregon Ducks football team[edit]

This article is far too detailed for any team, let alone a college team. What's really going on is that someone is trying to use Wikipedia as their team's home page. Let's stop this now before it becomes a habit. DJ Clayworth (talk) 15:51, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Sounds a lot like WP:IDONTLIKEIT... but the bottom line is that this team for this season will get plenty of notablity from reliable sources.--Paul McDonald (talk) 17:57, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Well referenced and many teams have season article so why not this one. Buc (talk) 17:23, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Per above. --Elassint (talk) 17:30, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This article is no more detailed than previous team years from other teams. See 2005 Texas Longhorns football team, which is actually a featured article. These pages provide information on seasons in a much more concise way than official websites. It is far easier to find statistics and game recaps here than at websites such as goducks.com. Aplaceicallhome (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:29, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Can't see any reason not to: looks well-researched albeit prolix. BFG1701 (talk) 20:05, 15 July 2008 (UTC)— BFG1701 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Comment "Let's stop this now before it becomes a habit"? I'm afraid it became a habit a long time ago. I totally sympathize with Clayworth's feelings on this, and I think a lot of newcomers are surprised that "2008 Oregon Ducks" is a definite keeper, while "2008 Oregon legislative elections" would draw some delete votes. That's just the way it is on Wikipedia. You're absolutely right that it is someone (lots of someones) who are making their own webpage with Wikipedia as the host. Sports fans are frustrated that they aren't allowed to edit the site maintained by the team itself, so they duplicate a lot of the material, and then give it their personal touch. On the other hand, fans of a sports team, TV show, or film often develop some skills when working on something they feel comfortable in writing about. You won't win this one, but don't worry about it. Mandsford (talk) 02:08, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Response No doubt the content of the article can, should, and likely will be improved. But this discussion is not about the content, it is about the article itself--should it stay or should it go? P.S. I'd be okay with an article on 2008 Oregon legislative elections myself... or 2008 Oregon Spelling Bee... or 2008 Oregon Tiddly-Winks Tournament, provided there were enough reliable sources, verifiablity, and notability.--Paul McDonald (talk) 18:00, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep too detailed? For what? A print encyclopedia? Then it's good that we aren't a print encyclopedia. Top-level sports teams get an article for each season... people want to write them and more people want to read them. Nominator appears unaware we've been doing this for a long time. There's no question that the sourcing is there. --Rividian (talk) 02:30, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The College football project considers single seasons of notable teams to be notable. Please the CFB Project Notability essay. Granted, it is "slightly early" because games haven't started yet, but technically it is 2008 and the team has already had its spring practice. There's no harm in enthusiastic editors planning ahead.

Keep - Single Seasons, single games, etc are all considered notable. hands down keep. PG Pirate 22:00, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep — Deletion reeks of WP:IDONTLIKEIT. There are hundreds of single-season college football pages, and this one is an example of dozens of similar articles about the upcoming football season. Similar articles, such as 2005 Texas Longhorn football team and 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team are featured content. JKBrooks85 (talk) 22:24, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 00:08, 17 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 00:08, 17 July 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.