Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edmund Nash


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The result was   delete. Drmies (talk) 15:34, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Edmund Nash

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Contested PROD. Fails WP:GNG. Only claim to fame is that he beat a 13 year old Bobby Fischer at an amateur tournament when the tween Fischer was still playing amateur level chess. We probably wouldn't mention that even in one line of Fischer's article. causa sui (talk) 17:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete I agreed with the PROD and put some of my reasons on the article's talk page. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 18:25, 7 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete Clearly not notable. As noted, one victory over Bobby Fischer doesn't change this. Nwlaw63 (talk) 21:48, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:22, 8 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Clearly not an essential article, but this is one of the kinds of pages that distinguishes Wikipedia from dead tree references.  Edmund Nash helps build the web as it is linked from List of people who have beaten Bobby Fischer in chess.  The information in the bio page isn't suitable for inclusion on the page it is linked from, but may still be of interest to users.  The US Chess Federation saw fit to publish a short obituary (used as a reference in the article), and if the USCF finds his passing to be of note I think it is reasonable that Wikipedia might also.  The page is referenced and does not make any promotional or memorial-type claims, and I see no evidence that there has been any trouble with vandalism or any other conflict.  In short, the page adds to Wikpedia even if only a small amount, and I don't see any way in which deleting it would improve the encyclopedia.  Quale (talk) 01:54, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment The USCF will put an "in passing" for any USCF member that dies, I believe. (Anyone can submit one.)  Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:19, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment I guess there are thousands of people who beat Fischer in chess, if we include his youth. I do not see the point of mentioning them. SyG (talk) 15:51, 10 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. Dangerously close to WP:1E.  Kinda think you have to have been a Grandmaster or at least been close to be a notable chess player. --Legis (talk - contribs) 07:28, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment The article says that he was a master, but I didn't find any evidence that he was literally a master. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 22:23, 8 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. SyG (talk) 15:49, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
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