Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Isildur1


 * 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The result was withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) Intelligent  sium  18:59, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Isildur1

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Notability? iBen 00:44, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

* Hi, I am here to voice my opinion that the article be kept.

I reviewed the "General Notability Guidelines" and here are some facts I'd like to offer to address the various notability requirements. Please let me know if I can explain any of these in greater detail or if I'm unclear about something:

- "Significant Coverage" - Isildur1 has been the subject of articles at nearly every online source of poker news, including, but not limited to: BluffMagazine.com, Cardplayer.com, PokerNews.com, PokerNewsDaily.com, Pokerlistings.com, and Pokertableratings.com. Many sites listed his story as one of the most compelling stories of 2009. Additionally, he is by far the most searched for player in databases which compile stats of different players, such as Pokertableratings.com.

- "Reliable" / "Sources" - The above sources (Bluff Magazine, Cardplayer, etc.) are, as far as I know (as a poker fan), among the most trusted names in poker news, and are also the first sites that come up if you google "poker news."

- "Independent of Subject" - Isildur1 didn't produce any of the sources

- "Presumed" - I think the fact that Isildur1 is of such great interest to a large number of people presumes that the subject is suitable for inclusion.

-- Also, in terms of general notability: given that he was involved in all 10 of the largest online poker pots ever, he's arguably one of the more "important" online poker players ever. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WhoWhoWhoIsMrBlue (talk • contribs) 02:30, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

If any of my above points are unclear, please let me know. I'm no expert on Wikipedia so I apologize in advance if I've failed to properly address the issue of notability.

Thanks,

WhoWhoWhoIsMrBlue (talk) 02:08, 20 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. This user has, IMO, worked hard to establish notability and worked equally hard on a user subpage to bring it up to standards.  It's well-researched, interesting and worthy of inclusion.  PMDrive1061 (talk) 02:42, 20 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - I see that Isildur1 is actually mentioned in other poker players' articles already so I think having an article is appropriate. –xenotalk 02:55, 20 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep - The nominator of this AfD should refrain from nominating articles for deletion without more than 3 seconds of thought. Loads of non trivial coverage in reliable sources. Hazir (talk) 03:33, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

This AFD was announced on WP:POKER.
 * Keep. Obviously notable. Plenty of sources. 2005 (talk) 03:52, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable, per sources provided, etc. Arguably the most talked about online poker player in the past year, both in official poker publications as well as on forums, etc. Gary King  ( talk ) 04:06, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep If I wasn't as active in WP:POKER as I am, I would close this right now, but I don't want there to be any hint of COI... but this is one of the most talked about online poker players in the past few years. Various magazines were running articles wondering who he was and whether or not he was an established name.--- Balloonman  NO! I'm Spartacus! 09:35, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Withdrawing-- iBen 18:48, 20 February 2010 (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.