Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Josh Crutchley


 * 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   keep. Subject meets WP:ATHLETE so that means we keep the article. However, agree that it needs a complete rewrite (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:21, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Josh Crutchley

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Does not pass WP:ATHLETE. No sources. Reads like a press release. Wperdue (talk) 15:38, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Update I concede that it passes WP:ATHLETE. I have no objections if the other issues are fixed. Wperdue (talk) 22:16, 15 May 2009 (UTC)wperdue


 * Delete. I agree with Wperdue and it looks a bit like self-promotion. &#9775; Zenwhat (talk) 16:12, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment/Question. Is the British Basketball League not considered to be the top tier of the sport in England? If so, wouldn't that mean he meets the requirement under WP:ATHLETE in that he has "...competed at the fully professional level of a sport"? Or is it considered only if basketball players are in the NBA or on an olympic team? I guess that's all it would come down to, because with an answer to that, this is a pretty cut and dry "yes or no" answer. Either way, the article needs to be re-written for WP:NPOV. But that isn't a deletion matter as much as it's a "needs improvement" matter. →JogCon← 16:34, 9 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep Clearly meets WP:ATHLETE as has "...competed at the fully professional level of a sport". The BBL appears to be "fully professional" i.e. no amateur players — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pontificalibus (talk • contribs)

Keep - This is truely a factual artical and is not affending the person in anyway but only describing who the shropshire legend is. Josh Crutchley and all the written points here are all true. Whats the problem with this artical. I consider this artical to be kept. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.243.73 (talk) 13:07, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Aside from any separate issue as to whether the subject is notable under WP:ATHLETE, there is more than a whiff of WP:VSCA about this when one considers that his team-mates are all redlinked. The only notable thing I can find about a 'Josh Crutchley' via ghits is that he was in a dispute with Harods over domain names. Eddie.willers (talk) 00:12, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:ATHLETE is a notability standard here in Wikipedia, while WP:VSCA does not seem to be. I'm not sure why an article should be deleted merely because this is the first article written about a member of a certain professional team. If anything, that should be a reason to expand, find sources, and write other articles for members of the BBL. →JogCon← 23:53, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - conflicts of interest aside, if he is indeed a BBL player then he would be notable under WP:ATHLETE. matt91486 (talk) 22:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep -  Here is the critia that allows this artical to be released on Wikiapedia as it states "People who have competed at the fully professional level of a sport, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming, golf or tennis" as you can see this artical on Josh Crutchley should be allowed and should not be deleted! as he is is playing at Professional Level in the BBL the highest level of basketball you can get in Britain! this is profesional level! and passes to stay on wikiapedia. I think who ever says keep this artical, help to edit it and use words to help maintain it. I did much research on Josh Crutchley across the internet and have much information about him. Keep his Artical. He is infact an Awsome Basketball Player! Watch his Video at *www.JoshCrutchley.com  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.242.113 (talk) 20:28, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Official JoshCrutchley Website with Video Coverage —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.242.113 (talk) 20:33, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
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