Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shamilal Mendis


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The result was redirect to List of Oxford UCCE & MCCU players. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 14:18, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Shamilal Mendis

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Non-notable cricketer, fails WP:GNG. Störm  (talk)  00:01, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment - Storm, I don't know if it was intentional, but a minute after sending AA an AfD notification on his talk page about this discussion, you immediately reverted it. This is not the first time you have done so, including reverted notifications here and here. Bobo. 01:45, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The user's talk page would be the proper place for this comment/question. wjematherplease leave a message... 09:11, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * See here. Störm   (talk)  09:46, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * It was a question which addressed more than one person, it was quicker to ask here than to copy and paste and get two answers in two different places. Bobo. 10:31, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 08:00, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
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 * Strong Keep I don't understand the nomination. Seems totally notable and passes GNG. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 08:50, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * There is nothing like enough in the article to suggest a GNG pass. None of the sources in the article demonstrate significant coverage; just a couple of passing mentions in local cricket reports (one of them school cricket, and the other entirely relating to registration problems) and wide-ranging databases. More will be needed here. wjematherplease leave a message... 09:08, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Try this
 * And this
 * --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 10:12, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You've now provided one additional source, which is also a local club cricket report. This is nowhere near enough to pass GNG or SPORTCRIT. wjematherplease leave a message... 10:31, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You can't have it both ways. Either go with sports notability, in which case this guy is notable for having played the highest level of domestic sport, or go with GNG which doesn't care at what level someone was performing, but just wants in-depth coverage in reliable sources. This chap passes both. You can't mix and match to suit your agenda. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 12:21, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Sports notability is a presumption not a guarantee and, as has been confirmed many times, the sports SNG does not supercede GNG – it is explicitly a guide to whether a subject is likely to meet GNG. In addition, the presumption afforded by NCRIC is a very weak one (even for NSPORT), and when challenged GNG-level sourcing must be shown. It should also be recognised that the first-class match that this person appeared in was not in the County Championship and so plainly not "the highest level of domestic sport"; as such the claim to passing NCRIC is tenuous at best. As already stated, the sources presented do not meet the first requirement of GNG since they do not "address the topic directly and in detail", and I have found none that do. wjematherplease leave a message... 12:38, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * That's all very interesting, but doesn't respond to my main point, that GNG does not care what level of sport is being played. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 12:52, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Oxford UCCE & MCCU players 1 FC appearance, but I'm only seeing match reports and team announcements in coverage, nothing significant. Redirect a suitable WP:ATD and probably should have been BOLDly redirected despite the coverage in the article. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 09:24, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect to List of Oxford UCCE & MCCU players. Per my comments above, there is no significant coverage so this fails GNG. The claimed passing of NCRIC is tenuous since the match played was not a competitive match between two first-class counties. Redirect is an established ATD in such cases. wjematherplease leave a message... 12:44, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Oxford UCCE & MCCU players per Rugbyfan22; at least he is mentioned on there. Batmanthe8th (talk) 15:00, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.