Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ike Davis


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The result was   keep. Wizardman 01:03, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Ike Davis

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Fails WP:ATHLETE as he has not played in the Majors, is not an inherently notable first-overall draft pick, and the article cites no other sources of notability or heavy amateur notability (outside, perhaps, PAC-10 Freshman of the Year, which is uncited). Staxringold talkcontribs 03:18, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:ATH and WP:GNG.-- Giants 27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 03:37, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Switch to Keep per below.-- Giants 27  ( Contribs  |  WP:CFL ) 15:35, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:35, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:35, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, meets WP:GNG, per full profiles in the Hudson Valley Times Herald-Record, WICZ-TV, the New York Post, the Treasure Coast Palm, and this year's Baseball America prospect guide (subscribers-only link, where he's ranked as NY's #4 prospect). Also notable for being a member of the gold-medal winning Team USA during the Baseball World Cup competition this year (Sports Illustrated link describing his play in the competition). I wish people would bother to do at least a minimal amount of research before nominating articles about minor league players for deletion. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 18:25, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * None of that information is provided or cited in the article. If it's added, keep sure, but as it stands now the article fails all standards. Staxringold talkcontribs 18:55, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Per WP:GNG: "If it is likely that significant coverage in independent sources can be found for a topic, deletion due to lack of notability is inappropriate unless active effort has been made to find these sources." Perhaps, by way of aplologizing for wasting our time with this inappropriate deletion discussion, you might consider adding the sources to the article yourself? -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 14:50, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No thanks. The key clause there, BTW, is "if it is likely". These non-notable minor leaguer articles get made all the time. I apologize for not knowing this Mets prospect appeared in an international baseball tournament when it goes unmentioned in the article. Staxringold talkcontribs 21:48, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Per WP:GD: "Before nominating an article for AFD, please...first do the necessary homework and look for sources yourself, and invite discussion on the talk page by using the template, if you are disputing the notability of an article's subject. The fact that you haven't heard of something, or don't personally consider it worthy, are not criteria for deletion. You must look for, and demonstrate that you couldn't find, any independent sources of sufficient depth." As a fellow administrator, might I suggest that your review the applicable policies and guidelines before nominating any other pages for deletion? -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 15:53, 17 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep per HBWS, participation in Baseball World Cup. Spanneraol (talk) 02:22, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep per HBWS and plenty of coverage over this past year as a top Mets prospect. Rlendog (talk) 03:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
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