Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Norm Nixon Jr.


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The result was   delete. Wizardman 16:24, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Norm Nixon Jr.

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College athlete, has not "competed at the highest level" of amateur sports per WP:ATHLETE. Actor with a single non-leading role, fail WP:ENTERTAINER. Steve CarlsonTalk 02:39, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BJ Talk 19:42, 26 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, &mdash;Sean Whitton / 15:15, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Question exactly how has he not competed at the highest level of amatuer sports since he is a college basketball player?--Paul McDonald (talk) 22:54, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The highest level of amateur sports would be competing in the NCAA finals tournament, being chosen to play on an all-star team, or setting a league record. There are way too many college athletes out there to warrant an article for every single one of them, unless they stick out in some particular way.  Nothing personal! Steve CarlsonTalk 04:09, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * No offense taken, just seeking information. Interesting interpretation (at least to me) that the "highest level" rule would mean only the NCAA Finals tournament.  If we took that "highest rule" interpretation of the pros, then only NFL players in the Super Bowl would qualify.  I don't think that's what was meant... but it is something to think about!--Paul McDonald (talk) 21:06, 29 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Weak deletePer he played on a total of 2 minutes in his last 7 games and rarely was a starter. Wikipedia has vague notability guidelines, just as the US Constitution has vague rules, but Wikipedia has no Supreme Court to make the final call. We have the unlikely possibility of consensus on the discussion page of a guideline, and we have AFD, where editors can assert their idea of what "highest level of amateur sport" means. I am opposed to blanket granting of inherent notability to every one of the thousands of men and women who put on a college jersey each year, or who had 30 seconds on the basketball court in 1930. I also disagree with the previous commentor who restricts it to the "college all star team" (does it even exist?) and the NCAA finals (only 2 teams, or all 16?) or "setting a league record" (what if the record only held for 1 month i 1882? This article presents no sources other than to say the man played for his college team, which basically does not show satisfaction of WP:N.  The guideline needs to be made more explicit. Edison (talk) 19:30, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Basketball is a professional sport in the USA. It only makes sense to invoke "highest level in amateur sport" when there is no professional level. Exceptions always possible, but not for someone playing only a few minutes, as Edison above claims - Nabla (talk) 17:39, 2 August 2008 (UTC)


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