Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John W. Overton


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The result was keep. WP:NSPORT is met, no consensus about WP:SOLDIER. (non-admin closure) power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 17:19, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

John W. Overton

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Uncited. Does not meet either WP:GNG or WP:NSOLDIER.  Onel 5969  TT me 19:02, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
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 * Delete as non-notable.-- Georgia Army Vet  Contribs  Talk  17:54, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete does not meet out notability guidelines for soliders.John Pack Lambert (talk) 00:09, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - Easilly meets V, NPOV, NOR, N, NSPORTS. I don't like to editorialize at AfD, but Overton is one of the greatest college middle-distance runners of all time and I'm unhappy to see this nomination and the current state of the discussion. I'll work on adding sources, but in the meantime, here is a short article about Overton in the Yale Alumni Magazine: . Here is an article about his recent induction in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame . Smmurphy(Talk) 17:30, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong keep I added sources from the track and field side and have more to add. He clearly meets WP:NSPORTS by being a multiple world record holder.  He was also multiple national champion and collegiate champion.  All that before we get to the war hero stuff.  Trackinfo (talk) 19:54, 31 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Seems he passes GNG and WP:NSPORT - holding world records. Voters should be mindful that SOLDIER creates a presumption of notability yet doesn't exclude notability for soldiers not meeting it (either a soldier or via non-soldier activities).Icewhiz (talk) 12:02, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Nearly passes WP:SOLDIER, as he was awarded two second-tier gallantry awards. But I believe he does pass WP:NSPORTS.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  20:45, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:NSPORTS as a world record holding athlete. I have noticed a very concerning pattern, as well, where the world has been turned upside down and supplementary notability standards, intended to...supplement...GNG in cases where notable topics might have difficulty demonstrating GNG compliance, are being considered a higher bar than GNG, i.e. "it passes GNG, but fails [SUPNG], delete as not notable". This really needs to be something that is, for want of a better term, stamped out, as it actually is a genuine threat to the integrity of Wikipedia.. - The Bushranger One ping only 22:27, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep: meets the presumption at WP:NTRACK based on points 5 & 7, while the amount of coverage in the article appears to meet the GNG, IMO. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 10:04, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep qualifies as NSPORTS
 * Keep as qualifies as NSPORTS Wpgbrown (talk) 21:31, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:SOLDIER #1 apart from anything else, with the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross. Not sure why editors seem to be saying he doesn't. -- Necrothesp (talk) 16:34, 3 January 2018 (UTC)


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