Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam Garrett Long
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- 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 speedy delete per A7 based on Cbl62's findings. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:01, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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BLP prod removed when a source was added, but what is claimed in not remotely notable. The source is a community newspaper. DGG ( talk ) 16:47, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, no evidence of actual coverage in WP:RS, and playing at the collegiate level does not by itself satisfy WP:ATHLETE#Amateur sports persons. --Kinu t/c 17:15, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 01:49, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 01:49, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - Fails WP:GNG and WP:ATH. Eagles 24/7 (C) 01:54, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete does not seem to have a strong enough assertion of notability.--Paul McDonald (talk) 12:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. While a college football player can satisfy general notability requirements if he has received significant, non-trivial coverage in the mainstream media, this article does not meet that standard. The only media coverage found for him is the one article cited, which is a human-interest story from a small-town newspaper, the focus of which is Long's lack of success as a football player. He struggled to play for NAIA Faulkner University, and according to the cited article, he tried to walk on at University of West Georgia, but was unsuccessful. Accordingly, the article's statment, "Adam Played was a Quarterback for the University of West Georgia," is not only grammatically incorrect, but also appears to be factually incorrect. This article should be deleted. Cbl62 (talk) 17:28, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I also checked the NCAA statistics page (http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch), which has player stats for anyone who played NCAA football. The database includes the Univ. of West Georgia and has no record of Adam Long ever playing a down of NCAA football. Also, note that the article was created by a single-purpose user who has never edited another Wikipedia article. Cbl62 (talk) 17:33, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- This is even worse than I thought. The cited article says that he intended to try out for the Faulkner team in 2010, but the 2010 Faulkner roster doesn't include him, not even as a JV player. I've removed the unsourced info that appears to be contradicted by reliable sources. Accordingly, we are now left with an article about a living college student who tried out for two college football teams without success. Can this be speedy deleted? Cbl62 (talk) 17:52, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I also checked the NCAA statistics page (http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch), which has player stats for anyone who played NCAA football. The database includes the Univ. of West Georgia and has no record of Adam Long ever playing a down of NCAA football. Also, note that the article was created by a single-purpose user who has never edited another Wikipedia article. Cbl62 (talk) 17:33, 25 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- 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.