Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Powell (basketball)


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The result was delete. Peter Symonds ( talk ) 01:21, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

James Powell (basketball)

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I'm not that familiar with articles on athletes, but since Powell still plays at the collegiate level he is not sufficiently notable to pass WP:ATHLETE, at least on my reading of that guideline. Obviously were he to enter the NBA it would be a different story. Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 23:01, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Article is unencyclopedic and lacks references. (I created this article &mdash; but only a redirect way back when &mdash; it was subsequently hijacked.)--Hokeman (talk) 23:19, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Doesn't come close to meeting WP:ATHLETE, it's way out of date to boot. THF (talk) 01:50, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment College basketball players can be notable, and their articles are frequently kept at AFD. WP:ATHLETE is often ignored in favor of WP:N and/or common sense. But Powell is only averaging about 9 points per game at a mid-major school, so I wouldn't care if this article is deleted. Zagalejo^^^ 07:07, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I disagree with the idea that "WP:ATHLETE is often ignored in favor of WP:N and/or common sense". WP:ATHLETE doesn't prohibit anything at all.  It simply spells out that in certain cases (such as a pro basketball player) the person does not have to prove their notability in the usual way.  My observation is that college basketball player articles are more frequently deleted if they come to AfD, simply because they tend to be created as part of a fan's attempt to honor all the members of a current team, or (as appears to be in this case), it's someone who is a fan of a particular player.  In this case, he's not entitled to the free pass, and he doesn't meet WP:N on his own.  Mandsford (talk) 15:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:34, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:34, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails WP:Athlete. Oh and he's not tall enough for basketball, I'm taller than him! (I do realise though that this is very common for guards). ‡ Himalayan ‡  ΨMonastery 00:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, lacks notability per WP:ATHLETE and general notability guidelines.  Jamie S93 ❤ 23:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
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