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The result was delete. --BDD (talk) 17:19, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of FIFA World Cup national team droughts[edit]

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Delete original research without sources showing such lists existing elsewhere, usage of term drought in this context might already be new invention FootballCleaner (talk) 20:12, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Honestly seeing no harm with this list, and it is easily sourceable. I'm also troubled by your choice of username as inflammatory to this nomination and others you may bring in the future, as the process should be neutral. Nate • (chatter) 02:01, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

please provide WP:SOURCE proving term drought used exactly for nonparticipation in FIFA World Cup is not WP:OR, and WP:SOURCE proving creating such drought tables for FIFA World Cup national team droughts is not WP:OR - you said is easily sourceable, you give sources FootballCleaner (talk) 07:47, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - as OR and non-notable listcruft. Giant Snowman 17:49, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Does seem easily sourceable, but I see nothing to indicate that there is any significant discussion of the notion of periods of time between appearances at WCs in general, i.e. there will be comment surrounding the length of time that Wales have not been in a WC, but there is not any significant discussion Indonesia and Wales and the other nations in the same context. Would warrant mention in individual nation articles, but this is too much like cruft for an individual list. Fenix down (talk) 15:34, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - that Norway had to wait 56 years for their second World Cup appearances, and hasn't qualified for the last three World Cup's (and not even the fourth one) is easily to source. However, I can't find any reliable sources that discuss this as a group, which means this topic fails WP:LISTN, the notability guideline for stand-alone lists. Mentoz86 (talk) 10:01, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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