Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Jack Mulligan


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The result was delete. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 13:09, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Black Jack Mulligan

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Doesn't meet WP:GNG. No significant coverage in reliable independent sources. Not to be confused with the similarly named American Blackjack Mulligan. Nikki ♥  311   13:35, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wrestling-related deletion discussions.  Nikki  ♥  311   13:36, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

Speedy keep In coming to this AFD through WikiProject Deletion sorting/Wrestling, I see via that page a whole pattern of deletion actions by the nominator. The pattern suggests an effort to keep our coverage of professional wrestling at the level of a walled garden which mindlessly repeats WP:PW's favored cherry-picked wrestling websites, rather than a reflection of the breadth of existing sources in general. This particular nomination especially pegged my bullshit meter. Firstly, we read "Doesn't meet WP:GNG" despite the article stating that he wrestled on network television. Then we read "No significant coverage in reliable independent sources", which to me implies a belief that New Society isn't possibly a reliable source. Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom and professional wrestling in the 1970s are two (among numerous) subtopics that the regulars of WP:PW have consistently shown no desire or obligation to give appropriate weight to in the course of our coverage. And speaking of walled gardens, should it also be pointed out that the nominator added the AFD to the wrestling-related deletion sorting list but no other such lists? RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 02:19, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * WP:ATTP. Deletion discussions are about the article not about the person who nominated it. I'm saying he doesn't meet WP:GNG because I see no evidence of significant coverage in reliable independent sources. New Society is one source, and one source doesn't equal significant coverage. The article itself says he could occasionally be seen on World of Sport, but that isn't enough to satisfy the "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions" criteria at WP:ENTERTAINER. Nikki  ♥  311   15:07, 26 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete total and complete failure of the general notability guidelines.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:24, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Not seeing significant converage in those necessary reliable sources.  JTP (talk • contribs) 21:10, 26 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete I've tried and failed to find sources to improve the article. Part of that is because searches are flooded for results for the more notable Blackjack Mulligan, part of that is because the subject's heyday was decades ago and older sources are just hard to find, and part of that is because he wasn't that notable in the first place. RadioKAOS has switched my !vote several times over the years and I typically agree that we neglect this era of wrestling, but I'm not convinced that a subject is automatically notable just because they had a bit part on a national television show.LM2000 (talk) 06:51, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment Irregardless if the topic is notable or not; if we can't find sources about him, the page is worthless. Lee Vilenski(talk) 10:33, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:ENT which per WP:NSPORT states is our guideline for this. -  Galatz Talk  14:36, 28 November 2017 (UTC)


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