Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/North Herts Premier Pool League NHPPL

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. — Aitias // discussion 00:46, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

North Herts Premier Pool League NHPPL[edit]

"Highest level of amateur pool in Hertfordshire". Does that meet our notabilty criteria? — RHaworth (Talk

Comment: Pool even at the highest level is a fairly amateur sport. Vert few players are able to make a full-time living out of the game. This competition features many world ranked/professional players. RHaworth (talk · contribs) 15:12, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. -- fr33k man -s- 15:19, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:ATHLETE - also, its claim to fame "highest amateur league" is based on a "regarded by many" unsourced WP:WEASEL statement. It's almost worth a {{db-group}} -Lilac Soul ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 16:24, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. -- — LinguistAtLarge • Talk 18:15, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The nominator overplays the importance of the subject by leaving out the weasel words "regarded by many to be" before his quote. ~~Everyone knows that the most important part of Hertfordshire is the South-West.~~ And, btw, the total lack of any web presence [1][2], for a contemporary subject in a location where internet use is prevalent, would seem to be pretty strong evidence of unnotability. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:32, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The tournament has a large fanbase/following on the internet on social networking sites. The maion site appears to be down. It also seems to have a number of ex-World Champions/famous players supporting it. Benefit of the doubt????? 14:11, 24 February 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.196.89 (talk)

Comment: An anon IP editor has now twice removed the AfD template. I'll keep an eye on it (it's on my watchlist), but if someone else will help out in making sure the AfD template isn't removed until the debate here is closed, that'd be great! -Lilac Soul ^{(talk • contribs • count)} 07:53, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The NHPPL has a very large web presence via networking sites. The main html site is down for reconstruction. The tournament has been endorced by over 50 of the Worlds highest ranking players across varying codes of the game including Mikka Immonen (Multiple Mosconni Cup Winner), Keith Brewer (former Multiple World Champion), Darren Appleton (former European Champion) and Shane Appleton (former European Champion) & Johnny Archer (former World Champion) and many others. If you have former and current World Champions playing in and endorcing a tournament then surely it is of note.

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.