Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Sandler


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 02:14, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Richard Sandler

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Weak delete. He doesn't meet WP:ATHLETE; "Academic All-American" isn't the same as "All-American", and while there is an unreferenced claim he was drafted by the NY Giants, he's not in any of the online football encyclopedias. And he doesn't quite pass WP:BIO: only 5 Google news hits (one has to screen out the hits for Adam Richard Sandler), none of which constitute significant independent coverage, other than a short squib in the Times for a recent wedding that would be wikipuffery to include. On the other hand, if there was a WP:LAWYER-NOTABILITY that was as permissive as WP:MUSIC, he'd make it by virtue of his partnership at a top law firm; he's a heck of a lot more notable than the fifth-rate garage bands and Pokemon characters we have articles on, but WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS isn't a reason for keeping this one. The article used to have a notability tag dating from September 2007. I'd be happy to change my !vote if the Rescue Squad found something more than I have. THF (talk) 01:47, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * comment I'd appreciate a comment from those knowledgeable on the subject about the actual significance of "Academic all american" I see the paragraph in All-America and I wonder how much of a distinction it is. DGG (talk) 21:26, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Big distinction. An All-American is someone who is at the highest level of the amateur athletic world in college or high school; it's like a "best eleven" in European football.  An Academic All-American is someone who played football and had good grades.  It's an honor, but not the type meant to be recognized by WP:ATHLETE.  (But perhaps I'm overstating consensus about that.) THF (talk) 21:33, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:04, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, doesn't seem to meet WP:BIO. Stifle (talk) 10:43, 11 February 2009 (UTC)


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