Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Competition number


 * 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. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure)  M h hossein   talk 06:53, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Competition number

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Unsourced, and content is a subset of what is already well covered by Number (sports). Recommend turn into a redirect to Number (sports). Dmoore5556 (talk) 03:20, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep I added seven sources to the article and additional content.  There is significantly more that can be written about this subject and plenty of sources available.Trackinfo (talk) 05:06, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Dmoore5556 (talk) 03:20, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi appreciate the sourcing, but how does "Competition number" differ from Number (sports)?  If there's a significant difference between the two, such that they need to be covered in independent articles, it should be highlighted in the lead. Thanks. Dmoore5556 (talk) 05:12, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * The uniform numbers discussed at length in the other article are permanent, or at least much closer to permanent. It is noteworthy when an athlete changes numbers.  They are embedded in their uniforms in, particularly, team sports at all levels.  In some sports, those numbers specify the position the athlete is playing or allowed to play.  This article discusses the competitor numbers assigned to generally individual athletes for a specific competition.  Those numbers are temporary and will change at the next competition.  We could further discuss the personalized honorary numbers I added to, like the colored jerseys in the Tour de France that change from stage to stage.  For example, World Athletics using gold bibs for event leaders in their Diamond League.  I do question the inclusion of the Auto Racing numbers which apply to an individual sport but are permanently painted on their car doors and follow the drivers from one race to the next. Trackinfo (talk) 05:31, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi ahhh.  That helps a lot. Joe DiMaggio wore uniform number 5, as compared to Joan Benoit getting issued essentially a random competition number each time she entered a marathon. That makes sense, and we'll need to make sure it's called out in the article.  I can help edit/update it in the next few days as time permits. Thanks. Dmoore5556 (talk) 05:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. And please withdraw the AfD. Trackinfo (talk) 06:02, 10 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I withdraw this AfD submission, in light of the above discussion. I assume the request itself needs to be closed by an admin (?) so I'll just leave this note here. Dmoore5556 (talk) 06:20, 10 April 2020 (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.