Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry Williams (basketball)


 * 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 no consensus. Kurykh (talk) 02:07, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Larry Williams (basketball)

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Streetballer who is sporadically mentioned in non-notable endeavors. The article fails to display a sign of notability. TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:37, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:40, 27 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:40, 27 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep. The discussions in ESPN are enough to establish notability under gng. While the article is not that great, in and of itself, there is plenty of coverage in very diverse sources to merit an article. Jacona (talk) 02:05, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * did you actually read the sources? Almost all of them are trivial and few if any of them exclusively talk about him. He is a street baller; he needs a lot toward GNG that note notability.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:34, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, I read the sources provided, and many, many more. While many are trivial, some (such as the "25 greatest" articles) provide significant coverage.  I am not aware of any policy requiring sources to talk exclusively about a subject to make it notable.  Please point me to that, if you have time. Jacona (talk) 17:21, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I guess we have different ideas of what significant coverage is. To me it's beyond a couple sentences in an article with multiple personalities and paragraphs. To me, it has something significant to offer about the subject, not just that he played in junior college or how he has a cool nickname. But that's just me I guess.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 20:42, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
 * That doesn't describe the articles I read. Perhaps you should read them again. Jacona (talk) 01:15, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Okay looks like I need to hold your hand through each source. Bleacher Report: A highlight reel video. ESPN top 25: Junior college player, played at Rucker Park, cool nickname and confidence. USA Today: crosses a child out of his shoes. Complex.com: Nomadic player, Ruckers park, confident. BusinessWire: A challenge against players that never happened. ESPN2: He came to New York City (two sentences). I think I made my point, I'm done with you. If you want to pretend it's notable, fine by me.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:33, 29 January 2017 (UTC)
 * does it for me. .  Haters gonna hate. Jacona (talk) 02:04, 29 January 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 14:40, 3 February 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete As TheGracefulSlick points out, the standard for WP:GNG is significant independent coverage and none of the cited sources remotely qualify. Nothing in WP:NHOOPS applies, either.Eggishorn (talk) (contrib)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash; Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 13:16, 12 February 2017 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.