Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Stanchek


 * 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   keep.  MBisanz  talk 02:21, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Ryan Stanchek

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Non-notable. The creator of this page has a history of creating articles for every WVU athlete. While some are worthy of Wikipedia entries, this one is not. Timneu22 (talk) 12:03, 29 December 2008 (UTC) 
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:04, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Didn't win any notable awards, never placed top for any honors besides a local one. §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  00:20, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Creator notified of discussion. §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  00:22, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 01:56, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.   -- Raven1977 (talk) 01:56, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —  Aitias   // discussion 00:59, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete per §hep. Vegaswikian (talk) 03:02, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Stanchek is a two-time All-American and by the way, the creator has not created an article for every WVU athlete (obviously an exaggeration), only a small handful were deleted. John (talk) 21:46, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - John is the editor who has created all these troubled articles. Timneu22 (talk) 00:06, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton Tropical  Cyclone  00:14, 8 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, per WP:ATHLETE. He doesn't seem to be a pro ball player, and I see no notability here otherwise. Good to know, though, that he's good at what he does.  Best of luck to him. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 01:31, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability per guidelines. There's certainly a case to be made that div. 1 starting athletes in football and basketball are ntoable, but that's a guideline issue. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:27, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep The evidence of notability is weak in my opinion, but with the draft coming up, there will be clearer evidence one way or the other soon enough of whether he should be included. I think it's reasonable to wait to see if he's drafted before deleting. ChildofMidnight (talk) 22:39, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strongest Keep possible If your a football fan, you'll know how big being an All-American is and he's been an All-American 4 times!--  Iamawesome  800  15:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The article says he was "second-team All-American" his senior year. Doesn't seem to meet the guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:38, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure how being a second-team All-American isn't notable. If the rules say so, then they should be altered. John (talk) 23:16, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If being second-team all-american was notable I suppose there would be substantial independent coverage of this athlete. I do think there's a case to be made that starting college athletes in major sports are notable, but this isn't the place for that discussion. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:28, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - we're three months away from the NFL draft, so deleting the article now is pointless bureaucracy since it's obviously going to get created in 3 months when he is drafted anyway. --B (talk) 13:58, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If he makes it to the NFL and plays a game the article can easily be resurrected. §hep   •   ¡Talk to me!  21:04, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - Now that would be speculation, see WP:CRYSTALBALL Scapler (talk) 21:41, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Please show me where I inserted my analysis of his draft prospect into an article. That rule says nothing about the basis on which an editor may support or oppose the deletion of an article.  In fact, using your own good judgment about the future is probably an all around good idea in this case.  Using WP:CRYSTALBALL to demand the procedural deletion of an article that we know we are going to create in short order is silly and only creating extra work.  This person is obviously notable and it's hardly worth arguing. --B (talk) 22:46, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment - An All-American, an all-conference selection, a multiple-year starter on a nationally ranked offensive line, one of the greatest lineman in school history, and an NFL Draft prospect. Not notable? This is pathetic. John (talk) 21:50, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


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