Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shane Williams (karateka)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  12:39, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

Shane Williams (karateka)

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This is an article about a non-notable martial artist who fails to meet either WP:GNG or WP:MANOTE. Article was created by an SPA who likely has a COI. The article shows no significant independent coverage and my search also found nothing to support a claim of notability. Running karate schools is a job, but does not grant automatic notability. Martial arts rank (becoming an 8th dan in 20 years) has never been accepted as grounds for notability nor have martial arts halls of fame. There's no evidence he was ever a kickboxer, much less one who meets WP:NKICK. His doctorate is from Southern Indiana Bible College (now Frontier Christian University) a non-accredited school. Papaursa (talk) 18:44, 28 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Papaursa (talk) 18:44, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Papaursa (talk) 20:46, 28 October 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete As per nominator. Appears to be self promotional.PRehse (talk) 19:13, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete A search did not reveal significant coverage from independent reliable sources, just some passing mentions and a bio in a website he was associated with. Fails WP:GNG. Hzh (talk) 11:22, 5 November 2018 (UTC)


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