Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Okey


 * 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. Courcelles 03:12, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Frank Okey

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does not meet WP:Notability for tennis, or for squash Mayumashu (talk) 01:36, 30 November 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:03, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 03:23, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
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 * Comment: There is some press coverage of the guys' career, though I'm not sure we could verify all this content. I am concerned that the article creator knows the subject, which probably makes a lot of this original research, well-intentioned as it is.--Milowent • talkblp-r  22:25, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Copied from talk page, essentially a keep from article creator:This article was recommended for deletion because of concerns that the subject of the article did not meet the notability criteria for Tennis. I have now updated the article to reflect that he does.  It appears from the news articles that I have now cited and linked in the article Frank Okey that Mr. Okey played in the 'Main Draw' of the US National Tennis Championship at Forrest Hills in 1952, which is the US Open. I confirmed that this is true today through personal communication with Mr. Okey.  He did indeed play in the main draw.  Thus, the article now reflects that Mr. Okey passes the criteria for notability for tennis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(sports)#Tennis. This is the first article that I've posted, so I'll look forward to more feedback. Please let me know if I've not posted this feedback in the correct place. Thanks, Aldoleopold ````  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aldoleopold (talk • contribs) 03:39, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * His participation in the 1952 U.S. National championship (first round loss to top seeded Seixas) does indeed make him WP notable for tennis - nomination withdrawn Mayumashu (talk) 22:46, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
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