Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Greater Phoenix Boffing Group

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 Delete. Jersey Devil 21:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Greater Phoenix Boffing Group[edit]

not at all notable Wjousts 19:15, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Not encyclopedic, group was just formed a couple of weeks ago. Dragomiloff 19:18, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not notable - PoliticalJunkie 19:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No-Delete Comment by the creater this entry - Yes, the group was formed only a couple of weeks ago. However we now have over 26 members, with an expected minimum of 10 playing at one time (only 3-week repeat members are displayed on official website numbers). The group is composed of newcomers, experienced SCA, SCP, and trained fencing players (mostly rapier and epee). We may be new but we are well organized and will be around for quite a while. At the current growth rate we are expecting over 100 members in less than six months. I use the following Wikipedia articles for dispute as "Non-Encyclopedic":
- Comment WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS is not a valid retort. If your new group has not received significant notice from reliable third parties (ie. not blogs or personal websites), it's not notable for WP. One group I belong to has 3,000 members - but it's still not notable because it hasn't received third-party notice from reliable parties. --Charlene 21:34, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
delete based on the information above. After it becomes notable, write the article.DGG 05:37, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Not necessarily relevant to the delete/no delete discussion, but to the creator of the article: If you're looking to promote a boffing group that doesn't focus on role-playing or historical reenactment, I've rounded up several college and high school boffer clubs which are now in the process of setting up a directory and possibly a wiki. If you're interested get in touch with me by e-mail at [email protected] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 151.198.121.89 (talk) 22:36, 14 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Delete Non encyclopedic. Larps which have been around for a number of years or even decades, or have hundreds or even thousands of players may be encyclopedic (like some of the ones mentioned above, NERO International has been around for 18 years and has several thousand players across 50 locally run licensed games in the US and Canada, a totally different scale to this "The Greater Phoenix Boffing Group"), but a newly formed local group with about two dozen members isn't exactly notable yet. If it gets bigger later, then it might warrant being remade at that time, but it's no different than countless other flash-in-the-pan groups which might last a few months or a year or two locally then fall apart, and that's not encyclopedic. --Wingsandsword 20:22, 15 March 2007 (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.