Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/West Virginia University Alma Mater

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 merge to West Virginia University. Stifle (talk) 09:43, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

West Virginia University Alma Mater[edit]

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lacks justification for a separate article Nomoskedasticity (talk) 05:22, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. —Nomoskedasticity (talk) 05:25, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
delete per my prodWeaponbb7 (talk)
Keep: No justifiable reason for deletion. The intent is to expand the article by adding additional historical facts about the song and its use at the university. The potential of the page has not been met, as it was recently created. Its usefulness lies in the fact that it will be referenced from several WVU articles rather than listing it in each.

The following are examples of a similar alma mater articles not being considered for deletion: The Yellow and Blue, Notre Dame, Our Mother, Penn State Alma Mater. Here are examples of the potential that alma mater pages have by expanding: The Eyes of Texas and University of Pittsburgh Alma Mater.

Additionally, no attempt was made by Nomoskedasticity or Weaponbb7 to improve the article before nominating for deletion. Cmcginni (talk) 14:24, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I looked for sources, I saw alot of Primary but no secondary. Please Review Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions specifically WP:OTHERSTUFF Weaponbb7 (talk) 01:49, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. —• Gene93k (talk) 17:24, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:24, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per Nom. Also @Gene93k, the existence of a similar article is not justification for an article.WikiManOne (talk) 01:03, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is agreed that the existence of the other articles is not reason to keep this one, but other similar articles may be of interest to those reviewing this case. However, my inclusion of the Texas and Pittsburgh articles was to show the potential or direction intended for the West Virginia article.

While the original reason for deletion was "lacks justification for separate article", I have stated the reason: "The article will be referenced from several WVU articles to reduce redundancy among the pages." However, I have yet to see reason for deletion, specifically how this type of article goes against Wikipedia recommendations.Cmcginni (talk) 02:56, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to West Virginia University. Nothing at the article or on a Google search indicates that this song is notable enough for a separate article. The explanation for why "this type of article goes against Wikipedia recommendations," and why no one attempted to "improve the article before nominating", can be found at WP:NOTABILITY. --MelanieN (talk) 00:30, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to West Virginia University. Not notable enough for its own article, nor does its size justify a spinoff. --Pink Bull 05:27, 11 August 2010 (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.