Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Yates (athlete)


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The result was keep. WP:SNOW. The subject meets WP:NTRACK#2 having finished top 8 in competitions at the Commonwealth Games, and thus is presumed notable. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 04:18, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Richard Yates (athlete)

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Notability? PabloMartinez (talk) 16:21, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 16:39, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 16:39, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

This is a genuine page. I am aware of this athlete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.39.74.9 (talk) 16:48, 22 February 2018 (UTC) On notability, he won a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2010, that is quite notable! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.39.74.9 (talk) 16:57, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:NATH#2 - finishing 5th in a multi-heat event at the Commonwealth Games. Concerns about promotionalism regarding his legal career can be addressed through editing. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 18:33, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:NTRACK, bronze medal in Commonwealth games. Ajf773 (talk) 18:44, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Speedy close. Bronze medal in 4x400m relay. Szzuk (talk) 19:11, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep No rationale has been provided by the nom.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 08:02, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep No policy based argument for deletion advanced by nom. Subject unambiguously passes WP:NTRACK criteria. Chetsford (talk) 18:49, 25 February 2018 (UTC)


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