Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shayne Hayne


 * 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. NW ( Talk ) 23:40, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Shayne Hayne

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I believe this fails WP:ATHLETE. I'm not sure of the requirements for referees as far as notability. Google search doesn't appear to bring up anything non-trivial. Requested second opinion, they suggested AFD, so I submit it to you. Lara 01:47, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree, even though there are no guidelines, this person is not very notable. He also doesn't seem to be involved in any important events, either. Saebjorn! 02:06, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: Rugby league biography guidelines have been voted upon and ratified here, #6. GW  (talk)  21:09, 4 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, referee that is not (yet) notable. - Realkyhick (Talk to me) 14:41, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Hayne refereed the NRL Grand Final just yesterday - this is the biggest event in the Australasian rugby league year. This makes him one of the two top referees in the game. Surely this is notable. The article could do with some work, but Hayne is certainly worth an article. Dean B (talk) 20:36, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep shows the (considerable) limitations of relying on a google search, the grand final is the equivalent of the superbowl here. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:52, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Although the article could do with improvement, keep per Dean B.  LunarLander  //  talk  // 22:00, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Crap article but the subject is notable and referenceable. Made a start but I am not able to do any more at the moment.  florrie  23:30, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions.  — florrie  23:36, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep He is an international referee and has refereed domestic grand finals. Mattlore (talk) 00:32, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, I have added an infobox and free image which should be enough to keep it. But there should be a little more sourced information, I believe.    The Windler      talk   00:58, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. The referee is just as notable as the grand final players, all of whom have articles. WWGB (talk) 01:15, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep, I believe that the commonsense approach with refs would be to judge them by the same criteria as WP:ATHLETE, and by this measure, Hayne would pass easily. Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:50, 6 October 2009 (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.