Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A. Wilcocks


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The result was delete. See also Articles for deletion/A. Albert. Whether a redirect is useful here and where to might need further discussion.  Sandstein  09:18, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

A. Wilcocks

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Fails WP:GNG through lack of significant coverage, either provided or identifiable. Unlikely that any can be found, as per Olympedia "there is some confusion about the precise identity of this athlete" BilledMammal (talk) 06:32, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. BilledMammal (talk) 06:32, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions. BilledMammal (talk) 06:32, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. BilledMammal (talk) 06:32, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete we really know nothing about this person. Inclusion criteria also do not overcome the need for articles to meet GNG. Beyond this treating a team medal the same as an indvidual medal does not quite make sense to me. I would say the medal rule would suggest we have articles on the teams that won the medals if they can be sourced to reliable sources, but I do not think it reasonble to assume that every member of every team that won a medal is notable. This is especially true because in some competitions in some Olympics there were only 2 teams, so everyone in the competition was on a team that won a medal. That would also have applied if any competiton had only 3 teams. I have not exhastively studied the Olympics, but knowing there were some 2 team competitons makes me suspect there were 3 team ones as well.John Pack Lambert (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete agree with nominator. There is not any coverage. MartinWilder (talk) 18:52, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep Having won a silver medal, he passes the updated WP:NOLYMPICS guidelines. At worst this should be redirected to Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 21:43, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics. After looking at the Olympedia article it looks like the name may be spelled in some sources as Willcocks and at least this reference refers to the Devon player as J. Willcocks. If the subject's first name can be discerned we may have more luck establishing notability, but if we cannot find referencing to identify the subject's first name, correct spelling of his name, or even if we have the correct first initial I can't see how a standalone article is merited. Best, GPL93 (talk) 03:01, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep He was a member of a medal winning team. as per WP:NOLYMPICS guidelines. Jowaninpensans (talk) 10:56, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect, per GPL93. GNG has not been uncovered, and a suitable redirect exists. JoelleJay (talk) 02:49, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment: Note that an Alexander Wilcocks also exists, so a redirect for this term would not be suitable as it would be ambiguous. BilledMammal (talk) 05:37, 8 February 2022 (UTC)


 * 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.