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The result was delete. JohnCD (talk) 20:20, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Black Rock Underwater Diving Club[edit]

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Inexplicably contested PROD that could well have been speedied. It is the (self-proclaimed) oldest diving club in one city, having existed since only the 1950s: this is not a claim of notability, the one reference is to a directory listing with a self-proclaimed blurb, and this is something that should have been dealt with at PROD instead of bizarrely being thrown to AfD. The Drover's Wife (talk) 12:22, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Delete - Although sources are moderately easy to find, most of them are not reliable. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 12:48, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 14:44, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - looks to fail WP:ORG — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 14:44, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The Drover's Wife: re "only the 1950s", note that 1953 is the beginning of the era of (underwater) civilian diving clubs -- see Timeline of diving technology#Public interest in scuba diving takes off, Recreational diving#History, and British Sub-Aqua Club. ^~~Hydronium^~Hydroxide^~(Talk)~~ 15:38, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Self proclaimed oldest continually existing diving club in Melbourne with only one reference to that being a directory maintained by the organisation, not notable enough under WP:ORG Anzmibu (talk) 01:02, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - if the above reason for deletion had been in the PROD, it is more likely that I wouldn't have contested it. As it was, there was no reason given for deletion, and I as don't delete articles for no reason the fact that I contested it is hardly "inexplicable".Optimist on the run (talk) 13:39, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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