Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pittsburgh Hardhats (basketball)

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This is a "non-team": It folded before it played any games! I fail to see how this merits notability. Tavix (talk) 01:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

• Delete I don't see how there's proof of notability here, and (to tell the truth) don't see how there could be. Nyttend (talk) 05:05, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:29, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
• Keep. The subject of this article is part of Pittsburgh history and part of Pittsburgh sports history. Definitely notable. Squamate (talk) 02:12, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

• Merge and Redirect to Pennsylvania Pit Bulls. Per that article, "The Pit Bulls were essentially the Pittsburgh Hardhats, who folded prior to the season due to money problems". There's not much other potential here. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 01:04, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
• Keep or redirect - we have article on never-begun ships, so why not for basketball teams? On the flip side, some of those never-begun ships are redirects to the class article, so keep or redirect. —Ed 17 ^{(Talk / Contribs)} 04:28, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
• Merge into Pennsylvania Pit Bulls, the continuation of the Pittsburgh Hardhats. This is not without precedent in Wikipedia sports articles: see Miami Seahawks and Sacramento Attack. B.Wind (talk) 06:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

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