Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael J. R. White


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The result was delete. North America1000 10:28, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Michael J. R. White

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non-notable chess player. There are thousands of FIDE masters. MaxBrowne (talk) 02:48, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree. The reference is a 404. ThatOtherPersonY (talk) 02:59, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll fix the ref, but still no notability. MaxBrowne (talk) 03:22, 26 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete Even if the reference worked, a link to a FIDE profile doesn't establish any notability. --SubSeven (talk) 03:19, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. North America1000 03:31, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. North America1000 03:31, 26 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete - No secondary sources, barely a claim to notability. Fails WP:BIO. &mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 04:00, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete: Not notable. I'd have CSD'd it while stub-sorting except that I wasn't sure whether "FIDE Master" was a get-out-of-jail card like "once played one county level cricket game", for notability (I asked at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Chess). Pam  D  07:41, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
 * The consensus within WikiProject Chess (as opposed to the wider wikipedia community) is that players with the top title of Grandmaster are considered notable, players with the 2nd tier title of International Master may be notable and players with the next tier title of FIDE Master or no FIDE title probably aren't notable unless they're well known in some other capacity (e.g. authors, magazine editors, administrators etc). This is less strict than the definition in WP:GNG, but MJRW doesn't even meet the looser definition of notability that has evolved at WP Chess. MaxBrowne (talk) 13:31, 26 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete: not notable at all, fails both WP:GNG and chess players' notability criteria. Sophia91 (talk) 11:07, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per MaxBrowne. No significant coverage online from WP:RS. Article creator has twice tried to add unsourced claims about a false arrest. It's currently sourced only by a tweet by subject. OnionRing (talk) 22:10, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Stay per MrRealAle. The player is noteworthy for their ability to hold down a noble profession as well as achieve a significant master category. FIDE master is considered important, together with IM and GM. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.0.251.15 (talk) 09:53, 30 May 2016 (UTC)


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