Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Tampa Bay Rays no-hitters

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The result was delete all. Ad Orientem (talk) 01:38, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

List of Tampa Bay Rays no-hitters[edit]

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A list with only one item hardly merits its own article. Per WP:SALAT and WP:SUMMARY, the scope of the article is too narrow to be a stand-alone list. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:26, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following related pages because they are all similar team lists with only one entry:

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:30, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:10, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 23:11, 24 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. I feel that the set of articles containing only one entry in their list don't merit their own articles. Some of the other articles are still short and also contain few entries. I've also noticed that each of the articles in this set contain the exact same language, for better or for worse. There should be some way to merge a few of these articles into List of Major League Baseball no-hitters. TNats ₃ 07:48, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I imagine that even if consensus is to delete, that the articles would be redirected to List of Major League Baseball no-hitters to maintain the article's history and keep the links working. These articles may someday become more relevant if more no-hitters are complete by these teams. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 17:18, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So are you suggesting that we should just blank the articles and provide a redirect for later use? What would be the criteria for bringing them back? TNats ₃ —Preceding undated comment added 00:29, 26 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is more personal preference, but to me a list is never necessary for anything under three items. Even then, I don't really like lists with 5 items or less. I think it best to determine consensus here that the lists can be deleted, and then determine the best course of action in regards to a redirect. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 02:56, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds fine with me. TNats ₃ 04:40, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete all, as not meeting WP:NLIST, a question from a non-baseball follower, are these no-hit games notable? i see there is List of Major League Baseball no-hitters but is there/should there be an article describing the (more) notable games? Coolabahapple (talk) 03:41, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's more about the team statistics than the actual games, because in baseball, a no-hitter is still an impressive feat to accomplish, even if it's not an otherwise notable game. There is no need to create an article for every game with a no-hitter, but it's still important to keep track of them as a statistic. TNats ₃ 04:46, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree. See List of Major League Baseball perfect games, which has an article for each game. But that is because a perfect game is much rarer and more notable than a no-hitter. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:41, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

thanks:)Coolabahapple (talk) 09:39, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete all and do not redirect. Per the discussion immediately above this the topic of no hitters is notable and a list is encyclopedic. I am having a hard time imagining these terms as search terms and do not agree that we should preserve the pages for future re-expansion. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 14:37, 1 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If they get deleted then if there is ever a need to any of these pages in the future someone can just put them back up. TNats ₃ 22:06, 1 July 2018 (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.