Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bryant Bulldogs football, 1999–2005

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 redirect to Bryant Bulldogs football. Absolute agreement the article shouldn't be retained, but when attributation issues are raised, I would rather err on side of caution. Also, redirects are cheap! Daniel (talk) 00:32, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bryant Bulldogs football, 1999–2005[edit]

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Article is now redundant given that articles for individual seasons, e.g. 1999 Bryant Bulldogs football team, have been created. Jweiss11 (talk) 17:25, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, per nom. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:30, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:45, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rhode Island-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:45, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: per above, articles these could probably be PROD'd with the rationale of newer, better articles. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 18:02, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as non-controversial, looks good with the newer articles in place.--Paul McDonald (talk) 20:00, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I was never a fan of these multi-season articles to begin with. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 01:25, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. LEPRICAVARK (talk) 02:18, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Snow delete per nom. Cbl62 (talk) 15:46, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per all above. Ejgreen77 (talk) 19:59, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per the nomination. No article substance whatsoever, I would suggest re-direct to Bryant Bulldogs football if not deleted outright. Spf121188 (talk) 14:50, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Bryant Bulldogs football. There's no purpose as it currently stands for content. However, I imagine that the page needs to be kept for attribution purposes consistent with Wikipedia's license. Is any of the content in the individual seasons sourced from the article as it currently is? If so, we'd need to either do a history merge or we'd need to keep the page public in some form. I find this possibility likely, so I prefer a redirect with the history preserved rather than a deletion. — Mikehawk10 (talk) 03:13, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mikehawk10, this article contains almost no prose and no sourcing. It's almost entirely (poorly-formatted) tables, which were recreated properly on the new articles from external sources. I don't think it needs saving for attribution. Jweiss11 (talk) 04:51, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

While I agree with you on the substance, edits like this one suggest that the tables were one of the first things created in the articles. While it's certainly possible that this was created solely using external reference materials, I find it likely that the tables are derivative works of the tables in the original article that have been improved by subsequent editors. As a result, I believe that a redirect is appropriate rather than a hard delete. The only reason I would do so is for the purpose of keeping attribution there; there is no other justification for doing so. — Mikehawk10 (talk) 04:57, 17 November 2021 (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.