Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Henry Williams (baseball) (2nd nomination)


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The result was no consensus. No consensus for a particular action has arisen from this discussion. North America1000 03:10, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

John Henry Williams (baseball)
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I am quite surprised this article survived the first challenge. By the article's standard, every kid of a Baseball Hall of Famer is entitled to a Wikipedia page. To that I ask who is going to research Enos Slaughter's kids? This guy was basically chasing in his father's footsteps and, in doing so, failed at, even, that. Definitely not a Wikipedia entry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Razzanof (talk • contribs) 23:32, July 15, 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep - as discussed in the previous AfD (which should have been linked by the nominator), he meets WP:GNG. Rlendog (talk) 00:28, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Marginal, redirect to father's article - by far the most notable thing about him is the cryonics kerfuffle over his father, which could do just as well there. Does he meet our standards for baseball players? - David Gerard (talk) 09:02, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't think he was notable solely as a baseball player, but as was discussed in the previous AfD, he received substantial coverage for a variety of issues, including his baseball career and the cryonic kerfuffle, e.g.,    , which would meet the general notability standard. Rlendog (talk) 16:10, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I don't know what "http://www4.whdh.com/features/articles/hank/H9/" is. His B Ref page does not count towards notability. The other coverage concerns the Alcor situation, and his obituary. How does that get him to GNG over WP:BIO1E? – Muboshgu (talk) 19:45, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Rlendog (talk) 16:24, 3 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Weak keep I have to vote keep merely because the deletion rationale completely ignores what John Henry Williams is most famous for; the Alcor controversy, not his baseball career. I would consider deletion if someone were to make a stronger argument of WP:BLP1E if this is nominated for deletion again. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:37, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * He died in 2004, so not a BLP :-) I'd still be inclined to merge it to his father's article - David Gerard (talk) 16:56, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah he died in 2004, but he was only really notable for the Alcor situation, so WP:BIO1E could still apply. I forgot to be clear on which "1E" to cite. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:38, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2016 August 3.  —cyberbot I   Talk to my owner :Online 16:50, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:00, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete Fails GNG. This page should be condensed into a short blurb on his father's page. - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 19:15, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 01:59, 10 August 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  11:56, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep His involvement in his father's cryonic suspension makes him notable. A very well-covered and well-documented situation. RonSigPi (talk) 02:58, 21 August 2016 (UTC)


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