Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Parker (darts player) (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 19:28, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Tom Parker (darts player)
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No indication of notability, and no sources found to indicate notability. Of the two footnotes (which were previously bare links in the references section; I examined them, identified them, in the second case via an archived version, and inserted them where they seemed most applicable), the first is of uncertain relevance and the second covers only one of the matches referred to. Both are merely mentions within lists of scores. The External link establishes that he exists and has indeed not won anything of significance. The article was BLP-PRODded and subsequently PRODded; it was de-PRODded with no reason given by TomParker680, who subsequently nominated it for deletion. That was speedy closed as a bad faith nomination. Most recently the same editor moved the article to Ryan Meikle (darts player); Ryan Meikle is a different darts player. I reverted that move and redirected the disambiguated title to our article on Meikle. After searching for more sources and not finding them, PROD having been tried once, and AfD once, AfD number 2. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:16, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:32, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 19:32, 13 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete as non-notable. Reaching the last 16 in two major tournaments, for any professional sportsperson, means they're competent at their profession, but doesn't establish notability. The problem with articles like this is that who gets into the top 16 in such events varies wildly each year; we purged a bunch of pool and snooker bios for the same reason. We would eventually end up with hundreds and hundreds of articles on "got into quarter-finals once or twice" people who never rise to that level again.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ &gt;ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ&lt;  21:08, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete as non notable, as per above user SMcCandlish — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deathlibrarian (talk • contribs)
 * Delete no notability. Has only competed in very minor tournaments according to sources. OZOO (t) (c) 09:08, 16 October 2017 (UTC)


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