Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Athletics Nation

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The result was redirect to SB Nation. Jenks24 (talk) 17:23, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Athletics Nation

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I find nothing to suggest that this is a notable blog: no mention in reliable news sources, no indication of importance. The article reads like an ad. Drmies (talk) 05:04, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to SB Nation. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:22, 18 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~. The subject itself does not appear to have had significant coverage in any reliable services as required by WP:GNG. However, if it can be verified that the website is part of a notable company, a redirect can be left in the article space.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 00:20, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Does not appear to be independently notable on its own, however as it is past of a larger notable organization perhaps it should be summarized, merged, and redirected there?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 16:04, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. 19:43, 19 August 2012 (UTC) • Gene93k (talk) 19:43, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hue Sat Lum 20:54, 25 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 22:09, 1 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The formative blog behind Sports Blog Nation, the largest network of sports blogs in the United States. SBN is bigger than the ESPN blog network, for what it's worth... Carrite (talk) 04:19, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a verifiable reference that states this?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 16:59, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, here's an interview with the CEO of SBN from Inc. magazine that indicates Tyler Bleszinski, who started Athletics Nation in 2003, and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga of Daily Kos fame, were the founders of Sports Blog Nation. Carrite (talk) 17:49, 6 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If this is the case then perhaps it should be Summarized, Merged & redirected to SB Nation as suggested by Muboshgu?--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 16:04, 10 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —cyberpower ^Chat_Online 13:27, 8 September 2012 (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.