Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Harrington


 * 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   speedy keep. Bad-faith nomination Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 01:25, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Matt Harrington

 * – ( View AfD View log )

Non-notable minor league baseball player. Never reached majors. Fails WP:BASE/N. The only reason he gets any "coverage" is because he played during the age of Internet pseudo-experts who cover every aspect of minor league baseball minutiae. If he's kept, every minor leaguer with an article should be kept. Alex (talk) 20:30, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * That statement is very misleading. The Sporting News regularly profiled minor league players ever since its inception in the 1800s, as did many newspapers. You're essentially saying, "It's easier to find reliable sources for the players of today than the players of 100 years ago, so they're not notable."  Agent Vodello OK, Let's Party, Darling! 21:43, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with the above statement. This player is notable to baseball fans due to his role in MLB draft history.  Strong Keep  ''Em-jay-es  22:03, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Strong keep May not meet baseball guidelines, but meets WP:GNG with lots of room to spare due to significant coverage in a multitude of sources. Also an extraordinarily pointy nomination, and should be immediately quashed on that basis unless a better reason for deletion is given. -Dewelar (talk) 22:45, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:15, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep (with Comment) I de-PRODed this just a couple days ago with this statement: "Totally absurd PROD. Fails GNG? Harrington received more media coverage than 99% of all draft picks/minor leaguers in baseball history," and no more than 5 seconds with Google proves as much. What part of this was unclear to Alex? Aren't there any adults around here who can deal with this guy so he doesn't keep wasting everyone's time like this? He says he's not wasting our time, but if people don't keep stepping in like this, pages like this would be deleted. Alex has become little more than a troll (see his absurd and still unexplained "logic" in the current Tom Kotchman and Richard Klaus AfDs) and he seems to be in desperate need of a WP:WIKIBREAK. — NY-13021 (talk) 00:31, 10 October 2011 (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.