Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cowboys–Vikings rivalry

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The result was keep. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 01:54, 25 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Cowboys–Vikings rivalry

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There's essentially one reliable source that states this is an outright "rivalry" and that one only says it was a rivalry 50 years ago - in the 1970s. There are no sources that call it a rivalry from the period spanning the 1980s to the present. They play games against each other from time to time - just like any other 2 random NFL teams that are in the same conference. Fred Zepelin (talk) 03:12, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: American football, Minnesota, and Texas. Skynxnex (talk) 04:11, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Haven't done the research, but I would note that there are many "former" rivalries (e.g., Chicago–Michigan football rivalry) that have ceased or otherwise lost their shine. If the series was a rivalry in the 1970s, it doesn't become not notable due to the fact that the rivalry has faded. See WP:NOTTEMPORARY. Cbl62 (talk) 04:33, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment this page was previously nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cowboys-Vikings Rivalry. The article title was later changed to match formatting of other rivalry pages. Frank Anchor 04:40, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per rationale given in the previous AFD, where it was demonstrated with several sources that this was once a significant rivalry. While not much of one anymore, WP:NTEMP applies. Highway 89 (talk) 07:48, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I agree that several sources establish that this was a notable rivalry.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Despite the nominators claim of otherwise, there are in fact sources that speak of it as a rivalry from the 1980s and onward.[7][8][9](part 1[10], part 2[11]) The fact that its height was in the 1970s does not make it any less significant as notability is not temporary. Alvaldi (talk) 10:20, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Per above. We already did this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 13:13, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - there are plenty of sources that this was a rivalry in the 1970s. So it was a notable rivalry in the 1970s. Notability is not temporary. Rlendog (talk) 17:19, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes WP:GNG and previous AFD considered the sources reliable and enough to pass. No reason has been given to overturn the previous AFD.--Paul McDonald (talk) 17:28, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I originally voted “delete” in the first AFD but struck that vote after sources were added establishing a rivalry. The sources are still present and notability is not temporary so there is no reason to change a keep close (though I believe the nominator started this AFD without knowing the first one happened due to a different article title). Frank Anchor 23:21, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I believe it's been established that this was a generally notable rivalry and that notability is WP:NOTTEMPORARY. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:45, 22 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:GNG and WP:NTEMP, per all above. Ejgreen77 (talk) 22:55, 22 February 2023 (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.