Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Scott Mendes


 * 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. Nomination was withdrawn, no delete votes. (non-admin closure) Kraxler (talk) 15:11, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

Scott Mendes

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Unsourced BLP, only local coverage. Article topic lacks significant coverage from reliable, independent sources. (?) A redirect to Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association would suffice. – czar   21:00, 5 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·E·C) 01:56, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·E·C) 01:56, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Individuals who participate in the sport of Rodeo are presumed notable if they 1.Have participated as athletes at the highest level of professional competition such as the Calgary Stampede, Canadian Finals Rodeo, National Finals Rodeo, or National Finals Rodeo (Australia); 2.Have been inducted into a national or international rodeo hall of fame such as the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Rodeo Hall of Fame, or National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. 3.College rodeo athletes in NIRA competition will follow NCOLLATH and younger rodeo competitors will follow NHSPHSATH. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.117.91.174 (talk) 23:24, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails under WP:NSPORT, W1i2k3i45 (talk) 17:20, 7 August 2015 (UTC) per WP:SOCKSTRIKE Kraxler (talk) 15:11, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep I do not know what "Fails under" means. Is that even English? It looks like an uneducated comment to me. WP:NSPORT, 18:20, 7 August 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.117.91.174 (talk)
 * Keep Scott is the 1997 PRCA World Champion. Per Wikipedia standards reposted here, he qualifies as notable.
 * Keep I found an independent website listing Scott as 1997 PRCA World Champion. Adding to previous comment about notability. WP:NSPORT, 18:377 August 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.117.91.174 (talk) 23:38, 7 August 2015‎  — 74.117.91.174 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep I found a page on the Encyclopedia Britannica's website validating Scott Mendes' accomplishment as 1997 World Champion. I vote he is notable by Wikipedia standards. WP:NSPORT, cyberstarboy (talk) 00:00, 8 August 2015 — cyberstarboy (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Struck your bolded !vote above. Comments are unlimited, but you can only !vote once in an AfD – czar   03:25, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Please link your sources. Also are you the same account as the IP above? You posted in very quick succession. Also I haven't heard back on your talk page whether you have an affiliation with the subject. And what part of WP:NRODEO are you saying Mendes meets? – czar   03:25, 8 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep You can't !vote twice. CZAR you may think you are an Wikipedia expert, but you are not very nice person. I am a newbie to Wikipedia and trying to help the community by creating a few articles of interest. Every time I post something, you question it and put it down as not being notable. That is your opinion, and a misguided one. I met Scott once and thought it would be a great gesture to help him get posted on Wikipedia, and give me something to contribute. Call me a fan, or whatever you want, he is Wikipedia material. However, I see now that Wikipedia is not about history, or even an encyclopedia. It is just a chalk board with people like yourself that think they are being helpful to the world of history, but in reality are just censors. Scott won the world championship in 1997. That means he beat everyone in the world and is the best bull rider for 1997. The citations on his page show this as proof of his accomplishments. He was the best in his sport. Wikipedia supports this as notable. Yet you are questioning the postings and Wikipedia itself and nitpicking on semantics that he is not worthy of a page and only a redirect. The person that posted the previous comments anonymously, is saying the same thing, yet you became judge and jury and said that their posting was also not valid and crossed that out. Who made you the Wikipedia decision maker? I question your motives and wonder if you are a legitimate editor for Wikipedia, or just an angry person that wants to censor history and public opinion. Of course, you can censor this personal note I write here, and feel you are legitimizing your stance, but in the end you are doing a disservice to Wikipedia and what it stands for, an encyclopedia of knowledge. Knowledge lives on despite attempts to censor it. WP:NSPORT, 2:20, 9 August 2015 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberstarboy (talk • contribs)
 * I'm sorry if my notices on your talk page have come across as impolite. They are standard messages and can seem cold via the Internet. As you say, you are new, and I am fairly well versed in Wikipedia policy. My only interactions with your articles have been restoring public notice tags that the IP address (which you say is not you) removed and nominating this article for a lack of secondary sources. I don't believe I've said anything to you that could be construed as impolite. I wasn't involved in nominating Rodeo Judge (video game) or ChristGames.org for deletion—that was other editors. I'd be happy to explain any of the above in more detail if you wish. Take care – czar   07:13, 8 August 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ☮  JAaron95  Talk   13:35, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep It looks like the NFR is part of the PRCA. So by the logic that a winner at PRCA has to win at the NFR it meets WP:NRODEO--Savonneux (talk) 02:47, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Withdraw. Huh—didn't make that connection. It's weird because he doesn't even show up as first in the original results, but is later reported as winning the bull riding average? I don't know how that math works—is it a full year average? Anyway, the magazine confirms that he competed at NFR, and that is indeed enough for NRODEO. I am, however, not seeing the significant coverage that is supposed to come from being a NFR contestant... – czar   03:14, 13 August 2015 (UTC)


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