Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nate Higgs


 * 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The result was  keep, nom withdrawn. NAC. Cliff smith talk  15:57, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Nate Higgs

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BLP with no sources, only with a link to what is supposedly this guy's official website (oddly, all in Spanish despite the fact that he is American according to this article). Also, most of the links on the website lead to blank pages. How much of this is real, and how much is made up? I can't tell. Stonemason89 (talk) 03:06, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Snow Keep - Was verifiably a professional basketballer for the Seattle Supersonics (a National Basketball Association team) (as here) which entitles him to a presumption of notability per WP:ATHLETE and NSPORT.  News searches here suggest significant coverage sufficient to pass WP:N in any case.  Were good faith searches performed before this nomination was made? - DustFormsWords (talk) 04:48, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Week Delete - the nom is based on the fact that this is a WP:BLP without any refs, if refs can be found then will reconsider. No comment on the issue of WP:N Codf1977 (talk) 10:18, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - is ref'ed Codf1977 (talk) 13:57, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * The test per WP:V and WP:N is not whether the page is referenced, but whether the page could be referenced. There's no controversial information in this article capable of raising BLP concerns. - DustFormsWords (talk) 22:57, 7 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:43, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - As of this comment, the article is no longer unreferenced. Although it could still use a lot of work, preferably from someone who knows and/or cares about the world of college and professional basketball. - DustFormsWords (talk) 23:56, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Higgs never played a regular season game for the Sonics. Based on the date (October 27) of this article, he was probably waived before the regular season began. Still, he came close to being an NBA player, and he may be notable for his overseas career. This would be a good one-stop source for info on his years in basketball, but I don't subscribe to the site, and I'm not aware of any Wikipedians who do. Zagalejo^^^ 05:51, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Withdraw nomination Looks like this guy is notable, and real, after all. When I first saw the article, I didn't know; I thought the article and the accompanying website might be someone's idea of a tasteless joke, since the name "Nate Higgs" (or "Nate Higgers") is frequently used by Internet trolls as a racist gag name/spoonerism. However, the article now clarifies (with multiple reliable sources) that that is not the case and that this person is definitely real, and notable. As a result, I am withdrawing my AFD nomination effective immediately. Stonemason89 (talk) 13:43, 8 June 2010 (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.