Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Glengarriffe GAA

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 Merge to Beara GAA. Spinning Spark 20:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Glengarriffe GAA

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Contested PROD, with the summary "This is one of many 100s of GAA clubs with articles. The smallest of clubs are the backbone of the organization. Major star players can come from these clubs". The number of these clubs is not relevant (although perhaps others need deleting?); These clubs may be the "backbone" of GAA, but that does not make each club notable in their own right. Major star players can come from these clubs - but that could be said about lots of non-notable organisations. I see no evidence that this club meets the sports notability criteria, let alone the general notability criteria. PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 02:35, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 02:47, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since each GAA club represents just a parish, by very definition 90% of all GAA clubs will be small. Sure there are a few very notable clubs, such as Austin Stacks, Ballyhale Shamrocks, St. Vincents, Glen Rovers and Thurles Sarsfields, but these are the exceptions. One cannot get a sense of the breadth of the GAA, unless an attempt is made to include all the clubs. I would also state that I have seen articles for soccer clubs from hamlets in Wales & Isle of Man included. Surely any GAA club has the same merit as those?

Pmunited (talk) 20:49, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Size is not the problem - it's the notability (or lack of it) which is the reason for my nomination. A small club can be notable, but this one does not appear to be one of those. Other small clubs having an article does not mean that this one should have one; it could be that the other ones meet the notability criteria, or it could be that they should be deleted - neither of which has a bearing on this discussion. To get a sense of the breadth of the GAA, surely a reliably sourced statement about that subject could be included in the main GAA article? -- PhantomSteve.alt/talk\^{[alternative account of Phantomsteve]} 21:34, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:57, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge partially into Beara GAA. This article does not meet the criteria for a stand-alone article, but some the information could be covered within the scope of the Beara GAA article. Quasi human | Talk 17:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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