Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Archie Schiller

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The result was delete. – Joe (talk) 08:12, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Archie Schiller[edit]

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Biographical article on a seven year old boy who has life-threatening congenital disease who has gained media attention by being named the "co-captain" of the Australian cricket team organised by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Other cases of articles on Make-A-Wish children have been deleted in the past include Master Chandan and Erik Ness. As with those cases, this should be deleted due to WP:BLP1E. – Ianblair23 (talk) 05:21, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions. – Ianblair23 (talk) 05:21, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. – Ianblair23 (talk) 05:21, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Strong Keep i am oppose to nominator view. First of all article has enough references and it doesn't matter what but he is playing as co-captain. Azkord (talk) 05:52, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Archie was technically named in the Test Squad, and therefore by definition is a professional cricketer. He is officially also captain of a national team. In addition, Archie does deserve this due to his brave efforts. Aussiespinnersfanpage (talk) 07:12, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Clearly a case of WP:BLP1E. Claims that he should meet the criteria as a national cricketer are obviously spurious. Doctorhawkes (talk) 07:19, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as BLP1E per nom - even if technical argument of being a "professional cricketer" were accepted, this still falls under what Wikipedia is not. Yeti Hunter (talk) 07:25, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Textbook case of WP:BLP1E. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 07:25, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BLP1E, or maybe redirect to the relevant series with a note on there mentioning it briefly. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:07, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no need for a redirect here, but obviously can be mentioned on the article about the series. There's simply no need for a standalone article at this point. If notability continues and becomes wider then there might be a case for an article of some kind, but not yet. Blue Square Thing (talk) 09:44, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to Indian cricket team in Australia in 2018–19. Not notable in its own right. Single event, not news, and not sustained. Also technically fails WP:NCRICKET I suggest. Yes, while the subject has been named in the team, has not played in a game. BUT does deserve, and require (ie co-captain), a due weight sentence in the article about the relevant game. Aoziwe (talk) 10:53, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. As sad as this kids plight is, he simply doesn't qualify for an article under WP:BLP1E. Someone above has said his inclusion makes him a professional sportsman - it doesn't, just how an honorary doctorate in medicine doesn't make you an expert in brain surgery! I also recall Hampshire County Cricket Club including a terminal ill chap as their 12th man a few years ago. He didn't get an article. StickyWicket (talk) 11:04, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete-The kid's plight is unfortunate but the nominator is spot-on.∯WBG^converse 15:07, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete has not actually played in a top-level match (and many Test cricketers were technically amateurs). Unfortunately he is notable for being sick, not for being a cricketer. Spike 'em (talk) 00:34, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete honorary captains are just inherently non-notable. Same pretty much goes for virtually everyone getting Make a Wish foundation honors. This is clearly not at all an encyclopedic article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:07, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:BLP1E, no evidence of notability / coverage for anything other than that 1 event --DannyS712 (talk) 04:03, 29 December 2018 (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.