Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ben Whyte


 * 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.

The result was   delete. —  Aitias  // discussion 00:17, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Ben Whyte

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Prod Tag was removed, so taking to AfD. This kid appears to fail WP:ATHLETE, in that he is only playing at a domestic level and using that competition's stats pages to cite the page. &bull; \ / (⁂) 10:53, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Although he probably does fail the criteria for a wikipedia page, i see no problem in allowing the page to remain.--Acb4341 (talk) 11:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note, this is the author of the page. Acb4341, while there may be no harm, Wikipedia is not a webhost. Entries need to have a certain level of notability. &lowast; \ / (⁂) 11:26, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Hypothetically, the page remains. What is the worst thing that could happen?--Acb4341 (talk) 11:35, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * It creates a dangerous precedent in which every teenager who has played junior sport becomes worthy of a Wikipedia entry. &lowast; \ / (⁂) 11:38, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Good point. May i ask you, how many articles such as this one are created every day on wikipedia?--Acb4341 (talk) 11:43, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Well?--Acb4341 (talk) 11:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Seeing as though you aren't able to answer my question, i am going to assume that you have backed down and allowed the page to remain. I agree that this is in the best interests of everybody, and i wish to extend my congratulations on your noble decision. This is a breakthrough in administrator-user relations in wikipedia, and i trust that it will allow myself and my wikipedia colleagues to freely use the wikipedia page as an information tool. Once again, thankyou for your kind and thoughtful decision, i promise you won't regret it.--Acb4341 (talk) 12:03, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * No, it means I had to sleep. Sleep is common for people on Wikipedia, as is dealing with non-notable pages. You'd be surprised how often people try to create an article which fails even the most liberal application of guidelines. Many articles can be improved to the point of saving, but unfortunately, as is evidenced below by the oppose votes, this article cannot be improved to the point of keeping it here. If you really want to keep the information on this page, copy the information before it is deleted and find some webspace of Wikia, Freehostia or another site in which you can have complete control over it. &lowast; \ / (⁂) 20:21, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, appears to fail WP:ATHLETE. I don't think I'm a deletionist, but if they're not notable, small-time athletes shouldn't have an article. Skinny87 (talk) 12:13, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete also. Fails both in basic criteria and athletes section in WP:NOTABILITY. E Wing (talk) 15:22, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete as previously stated216.211.255.98 (talk) 18:01, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Clearly fails to meet the notability criteria.  Wikipedia is not a web host where you can publish anything you want. --L. Pistachio (talk) 23:06, 24 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Fails notability criteria of both WP:Notability and WP:Athlete Camw (talk) 04:37, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. For all the reasons mentioned above. Jevansen (talk) 07:25, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  —Grahame (talk) 06:54, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not even close to Wikipedia notability, absolutely fails WP:ATHLETE. WWGB (talk) 10:16, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. Lets be fair and atleast give him some more time to try and make the article notable. A quick google search provides enough information to tell us that he is someone of major influence in his region.58.166.227.192 (talk) 08:09, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Can you be more specific with some of the links you found? I did a Google search on "ben-whyte cricket", and all I found was this article, his Facebook, his Twitter, and a hit at MyCricket. —C.Fred (talk) 12:54, 26 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. Give him a chance to try and meet the notability critriaReconfirmation (talk) 08:11, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. I have a strong suspicion that the two Keep votes came from the same editor, based on their similar edit history.  WWGB (talk) 01:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong delete. He's playing club cricket at a non-notable club and on its junior team. Maybe when he starts playing top-level cricket (what's the Australian equivalent of the inter-county competitions?) he'll be notable, but not now. —C.Fred (talk) 12:51, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Falls well short of notability. Murtoa (talk) 21:22, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:Notability and WP:Athlete. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:16, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:Notability and WP:Athlete. Bidgee (talk) 02:24, 27 February 2009 (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.