Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Colts-Patriots rivalry

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 --JForget 23:06, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Colts-Patriots rivalry[edit]

Is this really a notable enough rivalry? The article doesn't appear to have any refs the prove this and also admits it the lead that they have only been rivals for a few years. Buc (talk) 20:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, this rivalry dates back to the 1970s when the Colts were in Baltimore. If this isn't a notable NFL rivalry than nothing is. HoosierState^Talk 21:40, 14 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- How does the mere fact they have played since 1970 make it a rivalry? Buc (talk) 08:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, Same reasoning as Hoosier. Pats1 ^T/C 00:56, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep High-profile rivalry that for most of this decade resulted in AFC Championship Game meetings. I think anyone at CBS or in Boston and Indy would pretty much say this is the biggest one going in the AFC. Nate • (chatter) 01:14, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not a single reference that mentions a rivalry - the entire article as it is (apart from some game scores) original research - Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought. Currently there is no objective evidence in the article that the rivalry even exists let alone that it has been reported on and is notable. Guest9999 (talk) 23:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Whether or not it's original research does not factor into this deletion discussion, unless it's in terms of the article's notability. Rivalry articles like this are generally controversial, I will note, because there simply isn't any concrete scale for establishing notability of rivalries. Pats1 ^T/C 18:41, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - I really feel that only the few rivalries that have huge cult status and have been well known for at least 50 or 60 years should have articles. This rivalry is notable yes but I don't think it's been around for long enough. Buc (talk) 17:24, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    - Well, there's really no true way of determining how long a rivalry has "been around." Pats1 ^T/C 19:36, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      - All the more reason not to have this article. Buc (talk) 16:55, 22 May 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.