Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DeShaun Williams

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 delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:53, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

DeShaun Williams[edit]

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I have several issues with this person. (1) He's a basketball player who doesn't meet WP:NBASKETBALL standards. (2) All of the references used are either routine coverage or Syracuse University's school newspaper. (3) This is an unwatched BLP, and there has been tremendous slander against his character that has been up for months ([1][2]) and hasn't been removed. I'd also like to point out that the article's creator, User:GoCuse44, is an avid Syracuse basketball fan who's had numerous articles deleted in the past for WP:CRUFT. This, IMO, is another one of them. Jrcla2 (talk) 23:51, 6 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:39, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:39, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Delete: As blatant G10 attack page violation, to which several SPAs have added as their sole Wikipedia contributions. Even were the attacks trimmed, the subject wouldn't meet any criteria of notability. Ravenswing 02:25, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Just removed the various attacks ... not a lot left there. Ravenswing 02:28, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Article begins with Williams appeared in 97 games, starting 67 - this meets WP:NBASKETBALL, which only requires one appearance. All the personal slander and unreferenced current living conditions have been removed; article can be kept as it is. --Whiteguru (talk) 11:18, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment – Appearing in one game for a college team does not presume inherent notability, only if they appear in one professional game. The fact that he appeared in 97 games, starting 67, for a college team does not make him notable. Article still does not meet WP:Notability (sports)#College athletes. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:07, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The games referenced above are at Syracuse - appearing in one college game doesn't meet notability standards. Neither does the current incarnation of the ABA - it's the original ABA (which was nearly on par with the NBA in its day) that would qualify someone. Rikster2 (talk) 14:01, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - There is a similar AfD currently open which exactly pertains to this discussion; it can be found at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Devin Brennan-McBride. Jrcla2 (talk) 19:31, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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