Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timo Pielmeier (3rd nomination)


 * 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. The WP:ATHLETE and WP:BIO guidelines interlink; simply passing one of them is sufficient for inclusion. In this case, the subject seems to pass WP:BIO, and the users' consensus reflects this. Ironholds (talk) 06:06, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Timo Pielmeier (3rd nomination)
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Contested PROD, reason given that he is the starting goalie for an AHL team (which is not a valid reason for notability under WP:ATH. Has not played professionally in the NHL, and, according to the links, his play in the DEL was actually in the junior leagues. Ravendrop (talk) 01:06, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment I understand this statement is CRYSTAL, however, this player should become notable after 22 more games barring injury or the like. He has played 78 games of the required 100 between the ECHL and AHL.  He is not yet notable according to the standards so I suspect this will be deleted at this time but probably restored in a couple of months. -Pparazorback (talk) 21:39, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ice hockey-related deletion discussions.  —Pparazorback (talk) 21:42, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: I'm going to throw out an IAR on this one and say keep. Although, I do have some evidence he meets GNG. The NHL did a feature entirely on him here, he received significant coverage after scoring a goal, , he's played in the ECHL All-Star Game and in numerous U17, U18, and U20 tournaments. It's a weak argument, I know, but one that is fair enough to be made. – Nurmsook!  talk...  22:18, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep: I believe I'm with Nurmsook as well. The 100 game threshold was intended to apply to skaters, who play in quite a few more games than goaltenders.  That might be tenuous, but being one of the few goalies in hockey history to score a goal, his other indications of notability and the likelihood he passes 100 games by the end of the season push this over the edge for me.   Ravenswing  22:23, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per above, though I'll admit a small bias as I rewrote it in a bid to make it a workable article when it showed up on the project's unsourced BLP list. I don't think we had any intentions on the 100 game mark - we simply didn't think through the differences between skaters and goalies.  He passes WP:GNG at any rate. Resolute 03:26, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete never heard of'em. doesn't meet NHOCKEY notability. GoodDay (talk) 13:16, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Are you seriously making an I haven't heard of them arguement? -DJSasso (talk) 13:26, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: Past discussions have set clear precedents that, barring a successful WP:GNG argument (complete with links to reliable independent sources), a hockey player will not be considered notable enough for a Wikipedia article unless that player explicitly passes one or more of the criteria set out at WP:NHOCKEY. As it is currently written, there is no "goaltender exception" to the NHOCKEY criteria. Dolovis (talk) 13:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * "Please note that the failure to meet these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted" -DJSasso (talk) 14:35, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * here, . Not to mention the more routine coverage on his being drafted, traded and scoring a goal. Resolute 14:52, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:19, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - per Nurmsook and Ravenswing. Even if he does not explicitly pass the typical hockey notability, he is a rather unusual case. Rlendog (talk) 21:35, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per Resolute and Nurmsook. -DJSasso (talk) 19:57, 10 January 2011 (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.