Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edwin Anderson (sport shooter)


 * 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 redirect to United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics. There is consensus that Anderson does not meet the relevant notability criteria. There is no clear consensus to delete it as there's potential for sourcing. The history is under the redirect if sufficient sourcing comes to fruition. Star  Mississippi  04:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Edwin Anderson (sport shooter)

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Doesn't meet WP:NOLYMPICS. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 09:36, 12 November 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Seraphimblade Talk to me 22:09, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bibliographies, Olympics,  and Georgia (U.S. state). Paradise Chronicle (talk) 09:36, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople and Alabama.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 10:10, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirect to United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics where a note can be added. This is a reasonable ATD given that he competed in two events and is mentioned on the page in question. Blue Square Thing (talk) 18:56, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I was able to find an obit here, but not much else. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:24, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment. Not sure if there is enough, but there certainly seems to be a fair amount to be found, and I've expanded the article a little. Worth noting that he was known as Ed. wjematherplease leave a message... 14:56, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Is there a GNG guideline for Military personnel? If a Major makes it, we can keep him. I looked for it, but didn't find one at the GNG page. Maybe they have one in the project Military History? Paradise Chronicle (talk) 16:04, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The SNG for military personnel (WP:NSOLDIER) was depreciated in Feb 2021 ; as such, WP:NBIO currently the applicable guideline. wjematherplease leave a message... 13:12, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Weak keep; per my comments above, there is certainly some significant coverage and seems like the article could be substantially expanded with more research. wjematherplease leave a message... 10:20, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * weak keep as well per the improvements Paradise Chronicle (talk) 11:31, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep WP:ANYBIO is our guideline. Bruxton (talk) 21:49, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * But he doesn't meet ANYBIO. wjematherplease leave a message... 23:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete Fails WP:NOLY. LibStar (talk) 00:27, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * That's irrelevant. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:49, 25 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. wjematherplease leave a message... 09:30, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment Could someone with access to the paywalled sources ( perhaps you, as you appear to have added them?) give a brief description of their length and depth coverage? The titles alone are not very helpful, with e.g. the first one appearing to be an obituary of the subject's wife and "Captain Ed L. Anderson Will Participate In Olympic Games" could be anything from two sentences to a full page based on the title alone. -Ljleppan (talk) 12:47, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The only source of any depth that is cited is "Captain Ed L. Anderson Will Participate In Olympic Games", which is a substantial article (half a dozen paragraphs) and includes a photo of him – I would say this source meets the bar of significant coverage, whereas the other cited sources are fairly standard one/two short paragraph announcements with basic details, although the wedding announcement does refer to him as "one of the best known military men in the state". I came across many other mentions, especially in relation to various army activities, but haven't the time to dissect them. wjematherplease leave a message... 13:06, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Ljleppan (talk) 13:13, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Redirect to United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Potentially relevant guidelines/policies include WP:GNG, WP:NBASIC, WP:ANYBIO, WP:SPORTBASIC and WP:NOLYMPIC. There is no specific notability criteria for military personnel (WP:NSOLDIER was an essay and is explicitly deprecated). Inclusion based on ANYBIO is not supported by the article, and I don't think anyone has made a claim for it in this AfD. Similarly, NOLYMPIC does not appear to apply based on the Olympedia source. The rest (GNG, NBASIC and SPORTBASIC) all appear to, in this case, reduce to the standard "significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources" criteria. Given 's response above, we appear to have one good source and a smattering of lesser references. In my view, that alone is insufficient. That said, I'd be rather easily persuaded by a showing of perhaps one more very good source (bringing the total to two good ones and a smattering of lesser ones). Please ping me if such a source surfaces, and I'll happily reconsider my !vote. -Ljleppan (talk) 13:29, 25 November 2022 (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.