Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/W. R. Gibson


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The result was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 05:28, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

W. R. Gibson

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTSCRIT #5, and suitable coverage is unlikely to be available as we don't know basic biographical details about him, such as his first name or date of birth, that would allow us to find such coverage.

Renominating after a procedural keep. Redirect is not suitable per WP:R #1; it would make it unreasonably difficult for readers to find other people who are mentioned or are notable with the same initials. BilledMammal (talk) 04:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. BilledMammal (talk) 04:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Olympics-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 06:50, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * He won a silver medal, so Redirect to Lacrosse at the 1904 Summer Olympics. A redirect is suitable per WP:R #1, WP:ATD, WP:PRESERVE and WP:CHEAP.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 07:32, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete he did not win a medal, the team won a medal. The team was not a national team, but a local team to the city where the competition was held. There were only 3 teams competing, so being among those who came in second out of 3 teams is not much, all teams won medals. The 1904 Olympics themselves were ancilliary to the World's Fair. There was no qualifying at all, so no indication of high level skill in competing, and so assuming that every participant, especially on a team with 14 members, is worth having a redirect, especially those who we lack full names of, makes no sense.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:24, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. We need more than W. R. to do a search, we don't need a redirect from a nebulous search term. Jacona (talk) 11:31, 16 June 2022 (UTC)


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