Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kenneth Thompson (ice hockey)

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 keep. John254 02:15, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Kenneth Thompson (ice hockey)[edit]

This article is about an obscure British hockey player who played only fifteen professional hockey games between 1916 and 1917. He played one game in the NHL, and another fourteen in its predecessor, the NHA. There is no other mention of this person's notability. This article was created in good faith, but seems to be an attempt to create articles on every pro hockey player. − Twas Now ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 18:42, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Per notability guidelines (WP:N), athletes who play a major sport at the top professional level are considered noteworthy. For those unaware, the National Hockey League and its precedessors have been the major professional ice hockey league in North America since the earlhy 1900's. This guideline was recently successfully invoked to speedy-keep an article on a cricketer who in just 2 matches in 1872, so should be equally observed here. In fact, nominating that article for deletion was one of the things that recently sunk the RfA of a candidate I nominated, so I am sensitive to the matter. Suggest speedy. Newyorkbrad 19:50, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. We should have an article on every NHL player, present and past. Under WP:BIO all athletes who have played in any fully professional league or at a level of equivalent standing are notable. --Charlene 19:54, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy Keep, players who have less NHL games than this who happen to have played in the age of computers have articles, so why not someone who has accomplished just as much who just happened to play 90 years ago? Croat Canuck Go Leafs Go 21:17, 21 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notability doesn't change over time. If someone had made 15 professional ice hockey appearances in the USA in 2004 there would no question about them being tagged like this. It's firmly established by wikipedia principle and precedent that anyone who's played at the top or professional level in their sport is included - even if he was only 'British' and played in the long lost days before the dawn of Nintendo. And what's wrong with every such hockey player being included anyway? This is supposed to be an Encyclopedia isn't it? So long as it's verified, and it certainly is in this case, he should be included. I wish people would check up on policy before nominating these cases. Nick mallory 02:36, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Nick Mallory. It's very likely that there's more information available somewhere; we just might have to do some digging to find it. Zagalejo 06:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC) (applies to the hockey bios below, too)[reply]
Keep per Newyorkbrad. Acalamari 20:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets the criteria. Just as appropriate as an article about the same sort of person from the early 2000s. Brandon97 14:00, 25 April 2007 (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.