Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bud Lathrop


 * 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 keep. Overall consensus is for the article to be retained. North America1000 03:48, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Bud Lathrop

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Other than coaching high school basketball for multiple decades and having an 3:1 winning record, I am unable to find anything notable about the subject. — Mr X   ☎️ 17:36, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Page was previously recommended for deletion here and article creator removed the original AfD here without a discussion on the talk page. —  Mr X   ☎️ 17:56, 13 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete – Kudoos to the individual Bud Lathrop and sympathies to his family for their loss. He is a hero to his community and justly so.  However, for inclusion for an Encyclopedia, I believe we need to be held to standards that show the impact of an individual that extends beyond the limited interactions of a city or State.  Looking at the references, supplied by Google News, as shown here, I find nothing other than local coverage from the Kansas City Star.  Sorry to say, by my standards, this does not meet the bar for inclusion in an encyclopedia covering the world.  More for a listing in Who’s Who.  Again, sympathies to the family.  ShoesssS Talk 19:13, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 04:04, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 04:04, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Missouri-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 04:04, 14 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep Passes WP:GNG in my opinion. I also ipmroved the article a bit and added more sources. Dammit_steve (talk) 11:30, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep as well. Sources demonstrate that multiple, independent and reliable sources have covered the topic in-depth.--TM 11:49, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets GNG with sources from Dammit steve. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 15:11, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Agreed that a high school sports coach is not usually sufficiently notable, but this one now has enough coverage in RSs to pass WP:GNG. Edwardx (talk) 21:13, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment – Again my sympathies to the family. And to reiterate my feelings that Mr. Lathrop is a true “Hero” to his community, friends and family, this in my “Hearts of Hearts” I do believe.  However, I still stand by my “Delete” opinion.  I see editors posting updates on this reference or that reference, to his page, showing that Mr. Lathrop is truly “Notable” within his community and the article should be Kept, and they are right, except they are all from a local source. However, as I said before; “…I believe we need to be held to standards that show the impact of an individual that extends beyond the limited interactions of a city or State.”  To be included here at Wikipedia.  Thanks for listening.  Regards…… ShoesssS Talk 17:39, 16 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep - There is plenty of coverage of him. Newspapers.com has alot which may not be on Google, such as a story from January 20, 1990 in the the Springfield News Leader.  Even if his attention was solely within the state of Missouri (and I am not sure it was), I don't see that as a disqualification from inclusion in an encyclopedia.  Coverage exclusive to a small town, maybe, but not across multiple cities, including major cities, within a state. Rlendog (talk) 15:08, 20 July 2018 (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.