Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Ashman


 * 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 of the debate was keep. Mailer Diablo 02:58, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Richard Ashman
Non-notable as written Avi 01:06, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable. Royboycrashfan 01:07, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, he's an international cricket umpire - notable enough. QazPlm 01:09, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Ruby 01:23, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per QazPlm. Staffelde 01:59, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. International umpire and first-class cricketer see Cricinfo . Capitalistroadster 02:42, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per QazPlm. &rArr;  Jarlaxle Artemis   02:42, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Test umpire who did 14 tests. Dr Debug (Talk) 02:43, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Really pushing the boundaries of notability here chaps... IMO Test Umpires are not inherently notable, unless e.g. seriously prolific to the point of record breaking (like 100+ tests) or famed for their character / personality. No problem with an article about Dickie Bird, for example... I don't envisage a significant, seriously informative expansion to this in the future so I'm going with delete. ++Deiz 03:43, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep — Per others. Dead 40 years and still listed on several cricket web sites.  Notable enough for a non-paper encyclopedia. — Bill W. (Talk) (Contrib) [ 22:38, 29 January 2006 (UTC) ]
 * Keep. If he'd played 6 games for the Boston Braves, then become a baseball umpire this wouldn't be up for deletion. Monicasdude 04:59, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes it goddamn well would. Not all of us are monosyllabic Americans with beer helmets. Delete per nom. --Agamemnon2 06:43, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Please avoid ad hominem attacks and remain WP:CIVIL during AFD discussions. Hall Monitor 18:10, 7 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. Perhaps there is nothing particularly special about this umpire, but he is a lot more notable than other sporting figures.Blnguyen 05:02, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. At the least, he was a professional (test-level) athlete in his sport.  --Kinu 06:41, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, he played cricket (professional sportsman) and he was an umpire in several international test cricket matches (major sporting event) which is similar to being an umpire during Wimbledon for tennis or the Superbowl for our American friends. Certainly notable. - Mgm|(talk) 10:00, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep since I am prepared to extend the definition of competing in top-level sport per WP:BLP to include umpiring test matches, even if he hadn't had a prior career at the top level; I'm not completely convinced that playing for Orange Free State qualifies there. Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px| ]] 11:16, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep sports geeks worldwide need information like this RatherConfused 11:22, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep International cricket umpire. --kingboyk 21:03, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Our job is not to decide whether we think umpires are notable, but whether this particular umpire is considered notable by third-party sources. The answer would seem to be yes, so keep. Turnstep 15:39, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above comments. Seems to be notable enough for a comprehensive non-paper encyclopedia. - N (talk) 15:51, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, this international cricket umpire is worthy of note. Hall Monitor 18:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, I have added reference from Cricinfo.com. - Ganeshk  ( talk ) 19:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable. -- S iva1979 Talk to me  15:11, 10 February 2006 (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.