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The result was merge to Premier League of America. Absolutely none of the Keep rationales actually address notability. I am fully aware that this will probably end up at DRV but sometimes you have to follow policy on these things. Black Kite (talk) 16:55, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2017 Premier League of America season[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG, Amateur league season with insufficient notable coverage. Jay eyem (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 10:47, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - notable topic that receives significant third party coverage, per the sources listed, and a quick Google search results in 1.26 million results. Quidster4040 (talk) 02:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment there are five sources for the article, all of which have to do with new teams entering the league. That doesn't demonstrate the notability of the season. "Significant third party coverage" is not represented in the article and google search results are insufficient reason to keep an article. Jay eyem (talk) 17:07, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - The article is fine and is a useful source as it is. The fact that the article does not cite outside sources does not mean that those sources do not exist. The nature of an article on a sports season is fact-driven, and the best source for those facts is primary sources Bashum104 (talk) 20:57, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - lack of sources discussing the season in depth. PhilKnight (talk) 01:14, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Killiondude (talk) 06:59, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per arguments for 2015 season and again, this should be grouped with the other two seasons. SportingFlyer (talk) 02:07, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment it's essentially the exact same situation as the recent AfD regarding another amateur leauge season, in that the season itself has not been shown to pass WP:GNG. Also, the fact that WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a reason to keep this specific article. Jay eyem (talk) 02:20, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The season is a regular event with notable sources held by a notable entity, which qualifies it as notable per WP:GNG. I will be in touch with the closing admin on the other AfD as that did not appear to be done correctly. SportingFlyer (talk) 09:32, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment under WP:INHERIT the fact that the league itself may be notable does not mean that the season itself is notable if it is not supported as such by the sources. All of the sources just talk about the teams joining the league, that's not enough to establish significant coverage. And I did understand your grouping comment, this is really my first time proposing an article for deletion and I'm not very skilled at it, so I'll try to make these proposals properly in the future. Jay eyem (talk) 15:42, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Also - did you understand my "grouped with the other two seasons" part? These three articles should all be consolidated under one AfD, in my opinion. I'll have to make the same arguments again twice. SportingFlyer (talk) 09:33, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Merge With 2015 Great Lakes Premier League season and 2016 Premier League of America season, under an article named "Premier League of America Seasons", perhaps? Birdsgeek (Talk) 16:32, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I actually think merging would be an excellent alternative, but rather merge the information into Premier League of America, such as keeping the tables and the playoffs. Since there are only three total seasons for a now defunct league, I don't think there would be WP:LENGTH issues to worry about. Jay eyem (talk) 16:37, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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