Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Rifkin


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Tim Song (talk) 00:01, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Aaron Rifkin

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He exists, and there are a few press releases from minor league teams he has played for cited in the article. But he is a career minor leaguer, which means he's not notable. He's at that age where it's clear he'll never make it to the Big Show. Muboshgu (talk) 20:11, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, rewrite This page is a mess, sure, but it still meets WP:WPBB/N. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 21:32, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. Per Halvorsen. Clearly meets WP:WPBB/N in that he is a minor league player and the article "cite(s) published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject."--Epeefleche (talk) 21:51, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete he is 30 years old, slim chance of making the majors, not notable unless he does so--Yankees10 00:49, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You should really see WP:ATHLETE and WP:WPBB/N, no where does it say "below the age of 30." --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 01:36, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * That was not my point. I said the chance of him making the Majors is slim because he is over the age of 30.--Yankees10 02:00, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Hey Y10. Congrats on the WS.  I think what Brian is pointing to is that for purposes of WP notabity, the test is not that he make the majors.  It is sufficient under those guidances for if the article "cite(s) published secondary source material which is reliable, intellectually independent, and independent of the subject."  Which it does.--Epeefleche (talk) 04:37, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Exactly my point. --Brian Halvorsen (talk) 06:31, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Sources cited satisfy notability requirements. Spanneraol (talk) 01:20, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep passes WP:ATH and WP:WPBB/N easy.  JRA _ Westy Qld2  Talk 01:49, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Passes GNG, per sources in the article. Even without them, was league MVP in the Midwest League in 2001, and as such would be sufficiently notable anyway. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 00:38, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, due to meeting last part of WP:WPBB/N, therefore meeting WP:GNG. --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 10:39, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
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