Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard May (speedway rider)

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The result was keep. The consensus of the discussion is that off line sources confirmed the subject's notability. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 04:31, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Richard May (speedway rider)[edit]

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Lacking media coverage which is enough to fail the WP:GNG and WP:BLP. Sheldybett (talk) 11:13, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 11:21, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 11:22, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - the article says he rode for only two teams, as if the article is trying to say he is not all that notable. Vorbee (talk) 15:56, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. How does how many teams someone rode for have any bearing on notability? May rode in the top division of British speedway for nine seasons, winning the British League with Reading in 1973, and will undoubtedly have plenty of coverage in newspapers from the era and Speedway Star. --Michig (talk) 18:36, 21 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
comment I'm not seeing the coverage to support the claim he meets the GNG. He also isn't really mentioned in the Reading Racers and there's no indication what, if anything, he contributed to the team championship. I also see nothing to show he competed in international events. On the other hand, I don't know enough about British motorcycle racing from 50 years ago to know if he meets any of the notability standards listed for motor sports. There may also be significant coverage from back then that I didn't see with my search. I do agree that the number of teams he rode with is irrelevant.Sandals1 (talk) 16:01, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. You're lot likely to find a lot from a Google search for riders from that era. All riders in the top league would have had sufficient coverage in publications such as Speedway Star, which is not available online. Even riders from today receive plenty of coverage and at the time that May rode, speedway was the second most popular spectator sport in Britain after football. Speedway Press issue 22 has as the first article listed on the front page: "Speedway legends: Richard May". --Michig (talk) 16:23, 22 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment this is pretty Internet so unlikely to have much stories or references. If he was mentioned as per above in magazines of the time these need to be referenced but as per other comments at the moment this page should be deleted.User:davidstewartharvey(talk) 20:20 25 October 2018

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, PhantomSteve/talk¦contribs\ 20:08, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I found a few more refs which are not the strongest but he was also mentioned in the Get Reading ‘Racers heroes will return’ 24/9/08 but there is no copy online. He was a champion grass track champion and part of the '73 winning british league team. Need some more stronger references which will probably be hard refs.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 21:02, 30 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Added some information regarding individual successes which come from the official British speedway site and a link to the 1974 Individual Speedway World Championship where he competed in the prems.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 11.07, 31 October 2018 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the Article Rescue Squadron's list of content for rescue consideration. StrayBolt (talk) 15:43, 2 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep All new information shows he was quite a successful rider though it needs more references from hard sources — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:C5F6:2700:E4D0:5DAB:359:CF4D (talk) 06:57, 5 November 2018 (UTC) — 2A02:C7D:C5F6:2700:E4D0:5DAB:359:CF4D (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
KEEP WP:NMOTORSPORT point 1. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:C5F6:2700:DCBF:59BE:B586:1F35 (talk) 17:11, 6 November 2018 (UTC) — 2A02:C7D:C5F6:2700:DCBF:59BE:B586:1F35 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

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