Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Williams (basketball, born 1988) (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 02:07, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Sean Williams (basketball, born 1988)
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Fails to establish notability. I would like to point out the argument made in this article's first AfD nomination that he plays on an NCAA Division I basketball team and therefore is inherently notable for playing at the "highest level of amateur competition." That is a guideline that still leaves us (the editors and Wikipedia readers) to use common sense when determining if something/someone is notable, and this player is most decidedly not. He never led the nation in any statistical categories, he never played on a National Championship–winning team, and he is certainly nowhere near an NBA prospect. The creator (GoCuse44) is a Syracuse fan and this article screams WP:CRUFT. Jrcla2 (talk) 03:16, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. It should be noted that the notability guidelines are being discussed and are likely to be changed.  Additionally I agree that as a Division I player he might be notable, but looking carefully at his performance strongly suggests that he is not.  Hundreds of people become Division I players, but many offer little to support inclusion in Wikipedia by comparison to current articles and to our general sense of notability. 15stamps (talk) 03:55, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - 15 stamps has an excellent explanation that I agree with. Shadowjams (talk) 08:08, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:40, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:40, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Williams looks like a pretty minor college player. He's only scored six points in his entire college career. While I've voted to keep many articles on college basketball players, we need to draw the line somewhere. Zagalejo^^^ 17:26, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
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