Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eric Van (2nd nomination)


 * 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 of the debate was KEEP. TigerShark 10:48, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Eric Van
Delete - Violates WP:BIO (no widely recognized contribution to any field) and WP:VAIN (current article was written by the subject). The latter creates intractable issues of NPOV. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ivana Humpalot (talk • contribs) 19:35, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete, listing now. - Liberatore(T) 14:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, should the nominator be invited to change his/her username? - Liberatore(T) 14:06, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Didn't this survive deletion recently? Keep Sorry but when you get coverage like this you deserve an article. I know there are sources, I just can't find them. This guy is actually somwhat of a quasi-big deal. Yanksox 15:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Notable in Boston and in Mission of Burma circles. BoojiBoy 15:34, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong Disagreement For Keeping. While the individual in question may be notable within Mission of Burma circle, he hardly is within Boston -- or even the Boston music scene for that matter. He wrote for a handful of fanzines, as well as did freelance work for The Boston Phoenix. Are we about to let the countless other individuals who have done the same have their own Wikipedia pages as well? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.65.233.3 (talk • contribs) 16:20, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. No verifiable assertion of notability.  &mdash; Arthur Rubin |  (talk) 22:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per fascinating verification. Music criticism isn't the most relevant aspect of this article, but sabermetrics certainly is.  Z iggurat 22:46, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Also, I am from Boston, and he's still being mentioned around. If you mention his name, people will know who you're talking about. Yanksox 22:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable baseball statistician. -- No Guru 19:08, 8 June 2006 (UTC)


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