Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Merlene Beal

Merlene Beal
I can see how people might be interested in an article about a promising young basketball player, but I don't think we need a separate article about his mum. In my opinion, the newspaper clipping in the article doesn't establish a good reason for including her in an encyclopedia. I think the article should be deleted. Maybe it would also be a good idea if someone who is familiar with US sport leagues has a look at the Clay Beal article, to see if it is reasonable to include it. (I don't know anything about basketball). -- Sietse 08:18, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: I just read on a talkpage that this person is fictional. My vote stays the same. Sietse 08:26, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * I blocked the obsessive author and I'm speedy deleting this&mdash;it's all nonsense. Read the text on the magazine page scan.  The woman depicted has an attorney son and a daughter, no "NBA prospect".  It's also a random image from some Jamaican newspaper site.  Postdlf 09:08, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)