Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marcus Walden

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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 20:52, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus Walden

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I think this presents an interesting case. While I'm not convinced that there is much non-routine coverage of Walden, he was called up to the majors for a few days just last year. This doesn't satisfy the letter of WP:BASE/N, but it may satisfy the spirit. I'm opening this as a test case and I won't be upset if the result is 'Keep'. Note that a recent PROD was removed, partly on the grounds that the article could be merged to the Reds minor league page. This, however, is incorrect, as Walden has been released by the Reds. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 19:44, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 19:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 19:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Don't you think we should wait a few days to see if he is picked up by some team before nominating for deletion? ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 22:32, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
He was released almost a week ago and this AfD came two-and-a-half days after the PROD was removed. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 04:14, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 22:48, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He earned significant coverage when he was A) claimed off waivers and B) promoted to the majors. He was also covered outside of those events as well. Alex (talk) 01:11, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That is called routine coverage, which you never cared to understand.--Yankees10 01:28, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:GNG. All coverage is routine.--Yankees10 01:28, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Does not meet WP:BIO. --Inother (talk) 17:32, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Just so it's clear to the closing admin, I created this AfD as a test case, not because I supported deletion. I am in fact neutral, with my only position on this matter being that I support a trout of Blue Jays manager John Gibbons for failing to use Walden during his brief stay in the majors, thus creating this dilemma. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 14:34, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails notability standards for baseball players and coverage is routine so fails GNG. 204.126.132.231 (talk) 16:09, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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