Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Austin James Smith


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The result was delete. North America1000 13:54, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Austin James Smith

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Non-notable coach, fails WP:GNG.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  15:12, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  Eagles   24/7   (C)  15:12, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  Eagles   24/7   (C)  15:12, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 16:47, 17 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete clearly a non-notable coach. Having recently gone through many coach articles, I have doubts that everyone who ever was a head coach of football at a school that is currently NCAA Division 1 in football is notable. Although I have to admit being hesitant to start this new deletion campaign since it would only elimante articles on a few marginal coaches from long ago and would not do anything to work against Wikipedia's very abundant presentist bias. Currently 1989 is the year with the most articles in its birth year category. There are lots of bios that lack birth dates, primarily for living people, which might if better covered move the top year a few years back, but I have my doubts. Smith is clearly not notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:15, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
 * NO Delete The guy is responsible for virtual reality being used in football and coaches professional football. Hes innovated the game. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RunNShootGuy (talk • contribs) 04:51, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Do you have a source for that statement? The sources you added to the article do not support it, and this article says another company was implementing VR into college football around the same time.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  13:48, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
 * That might very well have weight, but we need a source to support it.--Paul McDonald (talk) 20:17, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * SportTechie article which is owned by Sports Illustrated supports it. Also here is a video from the University that started it with Austin https://vimeo.com/188832528 ... VR and Holograms are different. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:A2D6:240:54A:AA0F:DD7A:5522 (talk) 23:12, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * The SportTechie article does not support a claim that he is the sole reason VR is in college and professional football, only that he is one of many who helped bring it along.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  12:28, 23 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete Looking through the sources, I don't see any indication of any coaching notability yet. SportingFlyer  T · C  10:45, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete currently not notable as a coach, even if the VR claim could be proven I'm not sure if it puts Smith above the bar of notability. Best, GPL93 (talk) 14:41, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom.4meter4 (talk) 19:04, 24 October 2019 (UTC)


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