Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg Anderson (trainer)


 * 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. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:38, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Greg Anderson (trainer)

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I don't believe he has sufficient independent notability. Delete and redirect to Barry Bonds. --Nlu (talk) 02:48, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Anderson has been the subject of ongoing media attention in Northern California (and more widely) for eight years, and the BALCO steroids scandal involves many other athletes than just Barry Bonds. Cullen328 (talk) 03:33, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Quite notable. He was a trainer for various people, not only bonds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.164.183.42 (talk) 06:09, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Response. Yes, Anderson has been a trainer for other athletes — but did he derive any notability based on his association with those athletes?  I think the answer is a clear "No."  Most athletic trainers do not get any notability at all, and Anderson would not have absent his involvement not only with Barry Bonds but, specifically, with the criminal case against Bonds.  There is no independent notability here.  --Nlu (talk) 13:55, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. Yes, Kato Kaelin is a radio and television personality — but did he derive any notability based on his radio and television work?  I think the answer is a clear "No."  Most radio and television personalities do not get notability worthy of a Wikipedia entry, and Kaelin would not have absent his involvement not only with O.J. Simpson but, specifically, with the criminal case against Simpson.  Is there no independent notability there?  --Yayro 14:11, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep as the subject of significant coverage in independent reliable sources (WP:BASIC). I think the Kato Kaelin analogy is a good one. Trainers of professional athletes are not necessarily notable, however, Anderson has played a relatively major role in the BALCO and Bonds controversies. Location (talk) 17:12, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Response on the analogy to Kaelin: I don't think the Kaelin article has ever been subjected to a deletion discussion, and therefore is inapposite. The fact that it was not proposed for deletion is not itself a community consensus that it should not be deleted.  --Nlu (talk) 20:06, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:59, 24 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. The details of his contempt charges are important, and while they might be retained in the initial merger, they would quickly be lost in subsequent editing of the main article. -- 110.49.248.163 (talk) 00:16, 29 March 2011 (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.