Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maria Strong (athlete)


 * 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. RL0919 (talk) 17:30, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Maria Strong (athlete)

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Non-notable athlete, does not meet general notability criteria, WP:SPORTSBASIC or WP:NOLY. Sportygeek (talk) 22:10, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:33, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:33, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 22:33, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Paralympic athletes usually don't get very much coverage, but she would be kept as a medalist. Since the Paralympics is a short time away, draftify. Geschichte (talk) 14:32, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: -redacted- Sportygeek (talk) 20:25, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - that isn't a reason for deletion. Deus et lex (talk) 03:42, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - no, it’s not. Not meeting notability criteria is a reason for deletion, though, and the athlete does not appear to meet notability criteria. Sportygeek (talk) 18:47, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - I'm merely pointing out that there was no reason to add that comment. Your nomination on the grounds of non-notability was a sufficient reason to put forward. Deus et lex (talk) 04:38, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Weak keep I also see there is "Brunswick West athlete Maria Strong has sights set on Tokyo " from heraldsun 11 Aug 2018, and with two already in the article, so we have one broadcaster and three newspaper stories about her. This means that the topic already has a WP:GNG qualification. Even if the WP:NATHLETE is unmet, the standard criteria allow inclusion. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:22, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - since when are Leader Community Newspapers, the actual source of the 2018 article, a RS? The other sources cited are a team announcement, an IPC profile (primary source), and a results list (primary source). There is passing mention of the athlete in some online event reporting, but they do not even have a Paralympics Australia athlete profile. Sportygeek (talk) 23:56, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Victoria's Disability Sport and Recreation's Masters Sports Person of the Year. Furius (talk) 13:37, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment not a particularly notable award (indeed, the athlete nominated themself for it, on the basis of beating two other people at 2018 Aus champs). Sportygeek (talk) 00:33, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   14:34, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Outsports lists her as an openly LGBTQ paralympian which is relevant to LGBT athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games -TenorTwelve (talk) 01:08, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 02:25, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Subject will pass WP:NOLY when they compete at the Paralympics in the next few days. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 00:21, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, as the subject is very likely to pass WP:NOLY shortly, and it would seem to be very bureaucratic to delete the article right before they meet NOLY.Jackattack1597 (talk) 12:03, 29 August 2021 (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.