Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Niswander

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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 01:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Niswander

Describes a competitor in the World Series of Poker. Is simply competing in this event sufficient for notability? I can't imagine that it is: surely you're not a fully-professional athlete by so doing. At any rate, I can't find any sources for this guy — the links at the end of the page don't mention him. Google only returned 50 results for "aaron niswander", including a baseball player and some random people getting divorces and being mentioned in obituaries. Nyttend (talk) 04:34, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Unreferenced BLP, and WSOP is a non-invitational tournament series with many amateur and semi-professional players. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire - past ops) 05:16, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per A Man in Black. Niteshift36 (talk) 05:28, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
'Delete unless someone can find some independent sources on him, which seems unlikely.Anaxial (talk) 06:40, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 06:56, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Speedy d I'm not seeing a claim to notability. Hobit (talk) 00:07, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- I would have speedied this, except I saw the WSOP as sufficient to defray a speedy. Nyttend (talk) 01:01, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - No, I'd say paying to play isn't a claim to notability. And that's all you need to do. Hobit (talk) 01:32, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- He did not pay to play. He won entrance by winning a $60 WSOP satelitte event with over 120 players in the field. I was thinking being one of 80,000+ players in the WSOP from all over the world was exclusive. Look at it this way...being one of 80,000/100,000,000 poker payers (worldwide). This means .0008% reach this goal. LucasHistorian 2:27pm June 15th, 2009 —Preceding undated comment added 18:27, 15 June 2009 (UTC).[reply]
  - Winning a 60$ satelitte also isn't a claim to notability IMO. Hobit (talk) 19:17, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - I respectfully disagree. This is certainly a notable achievement. Anyone who has ever played poker would have to agree. LucasHistorian 2:27pm June 15th, 2009 —Preceding undated comment added 15:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC).[reply]
    - I've played poker with friends, and I disagree. How does he pass our notability criteria? Nyttend (talk) 12:05, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Poker with friends, and sitting beside Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (which Aaron did) at the WSOP are two completely different stories. I feel in the world of poker, this is a notable achievement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LucasHistorian (talk • contribs) 11:55, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Clearly fails Notablity.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 15:54, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Lack of RS. Fails notability of a BLP where the inclusion standards are the strickest FloNight ♥♥♥ 16:25, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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