Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Russ Laribee (2nd nomination)


 * 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   no consensus. v/r - TP 16:44, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Russ Laribee
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Non-notable former minor league baseball player. Sure, he struck out seven times in one game, but is that notable? Is every obscure minor league record notable and worth an article? Hardly. He was a career minor leaguer who spent most of his career in the mid to lower minors. Alex (talk) 12:11, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions.  —Alex (talk) 12:13, 1 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Weak keep - For the same reasons as was discussed 3 months ago. Rlendog (talk) 19:17, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I still say delete for the same reason I said it three months ago. At best, his one career "accomplishment" falls under WP:BLP1E, and otherwise his career received only WP:ROUTINE coverage. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:51, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:13, 3 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Longest professional baseball game. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:32, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:47, 8 September 2011 (UTC)




 * Keep - I'll say what I said before, since this is being rehashed so soon: "The inclusion-worthiness bar for professional baseball players is so low (play 1 game in the big leagues) that there is a tendency to want to keep out anyone who can't pass that measure. The fact is, there are other ways to get to the dance. Riendog cites a couple pieces of evidence that this is an individual who is the subject of multiple instances of independent coverage. One might argue One Event. One might argue that a holder of a professional baseball record is notable. Me? I'm an inclusionist. What possibly would be gained for the project by deletion? Carrite (talk) 15:39, 11 May 2011 (UTC)" — Carrite (talk) 14:46, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not clear on why this was renominated only a few months after I nominated it. To reply to your potentially rhetorical question, though, I don't see what is to be gained for the project by keeping this article that isn't already obtained both by the mentions of him at Longest professional baseball game and Golden sombrero. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:11, 9 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete per above. Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 18:15, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Longest professional baseball game, otherwise delete. Information can be preserved by redirecting to appropriate article where he is already mentioned per WP:BLP1E.  In any event, stand-along article is not warranted.—Bagumba (talk) 18:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep – passes GNG as demonstrated by Gnews search which includes SUPERSOURCE article like The Morning Record and Journal - Jul 9, 1980 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kugao (talk • contribs) 20:55, 14 September 2011 (UTC)
 * WP:GHITS is not a valid reason to keep, nor does it establish GNG, as most of those sources are WP:ROUTINE coverage. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:48, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
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