Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Runako Charles

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The result was delete. Jayjg ^(talk) 00:27, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Runako Charles[edit]

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Looking at this article, there appears to be no information indicating how the subject meets WP:BIO/WP:ATHLETE and very little sourcing to show WP:GNG. To elaborate, he appears to have played in junior/summer/club/developmental leagues that have been sponsored by major basketball bodies, but has not actually appeared in a professional league game (the article itself considers his career to date "semi-pro") or in actual international competition. For example, the article claims he is a junior member of the Newcastle Eagles, but nothing indicates hat he has never appeared on their first squad. Likewise, the other tournaments and summer leagues mentioned are either non-notable or otherwise ambiguous ("an annual summer tournament in Belgium"... does it have a name?). I've excised a lot of the irrelevant fluff, but most of what remains is still just that. Statements such as "he was the cornerstone of the team, leading them to numerous victories in a variety of leagues and tournaments" and "he soon became known for making flamboyant assists, as well as being a deadly 3-point marksman" are gratuitous puffery and do nothing to indicate notability. A lot of the text appears to be an attempt at asserting notability (including through association with other athletes/coaches, such as the statement about the ESL indicating "consisted of professional players and coaches from around the globe") without actually doing so from WP:RS. No prejudice to recreation if he actually does become a notable player some day, but WP:CRYSTAL applies. --Kinu ^t/_c 20:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I also noticed (when notifying the creator) that the primary author of this article is User:Tjcharles, which may also indicate conflict of interest. --Kinu ^t/_c 20:37, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- Ray^Talk 06:00, 27 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:15, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The only coverage from reliable sources that I could find was this local coverage of a college game. He doesn't pass the general criteria nor does he meet WP:NBASKETBALL. -- Whpq (talk) 16:34, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and per User:Whpq. Jrcla2 (talk) 14:54, 29 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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