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Withdrawn by nominator, upon reflection this is a viable search term, I will work with the page contributors to improve the sourcing, and if unable then a future merger with APBT may be an option.
Cavalryman (
talk)
03:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC).reply
Keep - It passes GNG. I can't recall all of the article's history, but
Justlettersandnumbers cited a source or two, and
Wbm1058 helped with a merge/technical issue after a rework (and a prior CSD failed). There was a copyvio concern which caused me to rework the article. This AfD might be a candidate for a snow close if the nom agrees.
Atsme💬📧05:12, 22 January 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep. I don't know the details of the nominator's "extensive search", but my
quick Google Books search finds lots of sources at least mentioning this organization, and it seems like more than a couple of them have significant mentions. "In 1909, the American Dog Breeders Association was formed and also accepted the American Pit Bull Terrier into its registry. Finally, in 1936, the American Kennel Club accepted the breed as the Staffordshire Terrier." So, for that one (controversial) breed, they are perhaps more notable than "Kennel Club". The
Google Ngram shows coverage in sources published over 100 years ago. Animal Cruelty and Freedom of Speech: When Worlds Collide: "The Endangered Dog Breeders Association (EBA) and the American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) were one exception. They combined forces to file a joint amicus brief asking the Court to invalidate Section 48 because it exceeded the ..." -–
wbm1058 (
talk)
02:41, 23 January 2021 (UTC)reply
I assumed that there was more discussion of the topic in those sources. I just copied the excerpts included in the Google Search results.
wbm1058 (
talk)
17:09, 23 January 2021 (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.
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.
Withdrawn by nominator, upon reflection this is a viable search term, I will work with the page contributors to improve the sourcing, and if unable then a future merger with APBT may be an option.
Cavalryman (
talk)
03:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC).reply
Keep - It passes GNG. I can't recall all of the article's history, but
Justlettersandnumbers cited a source or two, and
Wbm1058 helped with a merge/technical issue after a rework (and a prior CSD failed). There was a copyvio concern which caused me to rework the article. This AfD might be a candidate for a snow close if the nom agrees.
Atsme💬📧05:12, 22 January 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep. I don't know the details of the nominator's "extensive search", but my
quick Google Books search finds lots of sources at least mentioning this organization, and it seems like more than a couple of them have significant mentions. "In 1909, the American Dog Breeders Association was formed and also accepted the American Pit Bull Terrier into its registry. Finally, in 1936, the American Kennel Club accepted the breed as the Staffordshire Terrier." So, for that one (controversial) breed, they are perhaps more notable than "Kennel Club". The
Google Ngram shows coverage in sources published over 100 years ago. Animal Cruelty and Freedom of Speech: When Worlds Collide: "The Endangered Dog Breeders Association (EBA) and the American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA) were one exception. They combined forces to file a joint amicus brief asking the Court to invalidate Section 48 because it exceeded the ..." -–
wbm1058 (
talk)
02:41, 23 January 2021 (UTC)reply
I assumed that there was more discussion of the topic in those sources. I just copied the excerpts included in the Google Search results.
wbm1058 (
talk)
17:09, 23 January 2021 (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
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