Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William "Bill" Mehl


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 17:40, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

William "Bill" Mehl

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Very sad, but currently no evidence of more than a fleeting (and local) notability at the time of his death. Dweller (talk) 13:33, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete based on the sources provided and a Google search, I'm inclined to agree with Dweller. Doesn't meet WP:NGRIDIRON and doesn't meet WP:GNG to make up for it. I think the giveaway is that his prowess as a footballer is appraised based on the university's newspaper rather than an independent newspaper. If there were more independent sources I'd lean towards weak keep. Aspirex (talk) 02:11, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment re student newspapers. As a general rule, no, student newspapers are not considered to be independent of their subject matter for purposes of establishing notability per WP:GNG, and often cover non-notable subject matter that the professional mainstream media would never cover in any significant way.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 19:11, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete - Non-notable college football player. Subject satisfies neither the specific notability guideline for college football players per WP:NCOLLATH nor the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG.  To the extent the subject received any significant coverage, it was for the manner of his death, and not for his athletic achievements, and should be disqualified per WP:BIO1E.  The creators of this article should consider adding a brief paragraph to the Valparaiso Crusaders football, if the subject is considered noteworthy to the Valparaiso college football program.  That said, Wikipedia is not a social media page for posting memorials to non-notable persons per WP:NOTMEMORIAL.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 19:08, 13 June 2015 (UTC)


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