Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexandra Walker


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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 23:49, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Alexandra Walker

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PROD removed without explanation. The rationale was ''Nothing at ITF or WTA that would pass WP:NTENNIS. Summer Universiade doesn't count towards NTENNIS either. Also unable to find the multiple detailed sources required to pass WP:GNG.''

This remains valid. In addition, I would say that being chair of tennis at Millfield School isn't a claim to notability either, especially since that school isn't even notable enough for an article itself. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 21:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 21:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Tennis-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 21:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 21:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 21:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Comment while Alexandra Walker may not qualify as notable, I'm puzzled by the nomination statement that Millfield School .. "isn't even notable enough for an article itself." It clearly does have an article, and as one of the largest independent schools in the UK, one of the first to go co-ed, and a school with several notable scandals in its past (that made it into the national press) I'd have thought the school's article well-justified. But I agree, merely being a teacher there doesn't confer notability. Elemimele (talk) 22:57, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Struck my comment accordingly. I had mistakenly thought that she worked for the Prep School rather than Millfield itself. I would still argue that the article in question is more about Millfield than about Walker and doesn't contain any significant coverage or other indication of notability that would justify a stand-alone article for Walker. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 23:18, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sadly I think @Spiderone is right about Walker, and delete is correct. She falls into that unfortunate category of sportspeople who, while a million times better at their sport than the rest of us, and while no doubt doing much good in their career, just isn't in the tiny pantheon of the truly notable. Elemimele (talk) 09:37, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I consider myself to be a good tennis player but would admit that Walker would probably double bagel me without breaking a sweat. Tennis is one of those sports where only a very, very small number of people seem to take up 99% of the coverage. It looks like Walker has spent most of her career playing 10K and 25K events, on a number of occasions not even making it through qualifying for these events. Unfortunately, these events just don't generate the necessary coverage to build a biographical article from. I would love for the average tennis player to get as much coverage as the average footballer but, unfortunately, I can't see it happening any time soon. The only thing that would potentially make her notable is if she had strong newspaper coverage but there is nothing in ProQuest or in the British Newspaper Archive that looks good enough. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 12:09, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 22:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 00:16, 8 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete virtually no basis for WP:NTENNIS, and I couldn't find any press coverage either. Mjquinn_id (talk) 02:32, 16 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - another creation by editor Vecihi91 that is not notable. They are piling up to the point we may need to take action soon. Fyunck(click) (talk) 09:04, 16 August 2021 (UTC)


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