Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. W. Dowling


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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 05:32, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

J. W. Dowling

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTSCRIT #5, and suitable coverage is unlikely to be available as we don't know basic biographical details about him, such as his first name or date of birth, that would allow us to find such coverage.

Renominating after a procedural keep. Redirect is not suitable per WP:R #1; it would make it unreasonably difficult for readers to find other people who are mentioned or are notable with the same initials. BilledMammal (talk) 04:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. BilledMammal (talk) 04:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Olympics-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 06:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * This guy won an Olympic medal, so Redirect to Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A redirect is suitable per WP:R #1, WP:ATD, WP:PRESERVE and WP:CHEAP.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 07:39, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete The above redirect argument ignores the reality of the 1904 Olympics. The 1904 Olympics was not an international competition, about 75% or so were Americans, most of the rest were Canadians, there were very few teams from anywhere else in the world. In this case this person was a player for a local team in St. Louis where the Olympics were held, his team came in 2nd of 3 teams, This is not exactly the thing of which notability is made. The medal was to the team, but all teams in the competition won medals, so it should not be treated as a major accomplishment, and even then it was to a team of 14 players.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:01, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. We really don't know who this person was, not even their first name, with just these initials and a very sparse entry in the db. We need more to justify even a stub. Jacona (talk) 11:14, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


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