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. per WP:SNOW (non-admin closure) Dusti^*poke* 20:15, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

MLS All-Star 1998[edit]

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

This along with the rest of the MLS All-star games shd be deleted. The main article itself is more than sufficient - no coverage of individual games to warrant an article. Sandman888 (talk) 18:21, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:03, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 19:20, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - compare this with MLS All-Star 2010, the potential for a fantastic article is there. This page needs improving, not deleting. Giant Snowman 19:23, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep just a beginning article, does not need to be deleted. Sumsum2010·T·C 19:37, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep All-Star game of a professional league is inherently notable IMO. Should be an easy time of finding sources at ESPN, SI, etc... Tarc (talk) 19:43, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Are you aware that this is a friendly game played in the pre-season? Sandman888 (talk) 20:45, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Is a preseason all-star game any less important than baseball and hockey's mid-season game, or the NFL's week-before-the-Superbowl, formerly post-season, game? Tarc (talk) 23:54, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    - I don't see why a pre-season all-star game should be more important than any semi-final game in the Champions League (which are not considered notable for own article). It certainly receives less coverage, both at the time and later. Also this is possible the only club-friendly games to have their own article. Seems quite US-centric imo. Sandman888 (talk) 01:29, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      - The (English!) FA Community Shield is a "friendly game played in the pre-season" - and yet I don't see you trying to delete those...Giant Snowman 16:34, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        Are you joking? The community shield is an official competition arranged by the FA and is analogous to the supercups played out in the other leagues in Europe. Sandman888 (talk) 23:17, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        ...you've just described the MLS All-Star game as well...Giant Snowman 16:47, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - You might as well delete the 70 odd Major League Baseball All Star Game articles while you're at it. Afro (Talk) 22:33, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Seems inherently notable. --Dweller (talk) 15:15, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per GiantSnowman, the US version of the Community Shield is notable. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:37, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep—Topic is notable. Might be another "I don't like it" nomination.—RJH (talk) 19:06, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per RJHall. CPerked (talk) 04:57, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The MLS all-star game is a high-profile friendly (exhibition match) season-opener like the many in Category:National association football supercups and subcats. This particular article could do with serious improvement, but there's plenty enough media coverage to work from. WP:SNOW anyone? cheers, Struway2 (talk) 10:52, 31 December 2010 (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.