Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lyndon Bateman

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. Star Mississippi 13:55, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lyndon Bateman[edit]

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No indication this is a notable individual, fails WP:NSPORT and WP:GNG. I find all of ten GNews hits about him; a general search turns up stats pages and Wikipedia mirrors but not much else. Primefac (talk) 19:27, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Sports, Rugby union, United Kingdom, and Wales. Primefac (talk) 19:27, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep There's a few bits and pieces I've found when searching online. This, This and This are all coverage, although whether or not they'd be considered for a GNG pass I'm not sure, however given the timing of his career, and the number of games played, I'd expect there to be more offline and in local coverage in Wales and some of the Welsh rugby editors, such as @RodneyParadeWanderer: might be able to find more. Article does need a good clean-up though. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 18:58, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
He does seem to pass notability for rugby union per Wikipedia:WikiProject Rugby union/Notability criteria as he has played for the Ospreys in Celtic League/Heineken Cup. 79 appearances for Ospreys according to article linked. I'd agree with a weak keep provided we can expand the article with a bit more, but many news pieces featuring him of the era might be gone. I will see what I can turn up. RodneyParadeWanderer (talk) 15:41, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That page will need to be updated, given that as of November 2022 appearances-based notability is no longer "a thing"; that essay a useful guide but not in any way a guarantee of notability. Primefac (talk) 17:30, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Seems like notability was totally gutted without any input from rugby editors. Absolutely no guidance.RodneyParadeWanderer (talk) 19:44, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This discussion seems rather pertinent, plus there was the original notice... but we're getting off-topic. Primefac (talk) 20:00, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 23:46, 26 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. I’m having a hard time finding enough information to turn the bio into something useful. He made many Ospreys appearances, but whatever was out there is probably long gone and just not enough to justify. RodneyParadeWanderer (talk) 13:45, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: BLP, fails GNG and BIO. Sources in article and BEFORE showed nothing from IS RS with SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth. WP:BLP states "Be very firm about the use of high-quality sources"'; BLPs need IS RS with SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth for both content and notability per well known core policy (WP:V and WP:BLP) and guidelines (WP:BIO and WP:IS, WP:RS, WP:SIGCOV). // Timothy :: talk 20:10, 1 May 2023 (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.