Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thon Maker

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The result was no consensus. (non-admin closure) NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:36, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thon Maker[edit]

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A high school basketball player who is in consideration for college basketball, does not yet fit as of now. Too soon it seems if ever. Wgolf (talk) 19:39, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete : Probably too soon, recreate when he's a senior. SOXROX (talk) 05:01, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per substantial coverage in reliable independent sources already in cited in article and elsewhere. Passes the "GNG". Candleabracadabra (talk) 21:26, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I'm skeptical that a high school player has received substantial coverage in national reliable sources. Please find and add them to the article before I'll be convinced. Bearian (talk) 21:16, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The articles already cited cover the subject subsantially and are from the Sydney Morning Herald and NBC Sports. We should delete is because you refuse to believe there is coverage? Lame. This is America, a 7-foot high school player who is a refugee and a tauted recruit is highly likely to be notable. Candleabracadabra (talk) 21:38, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Three page story from Sports Illustrated, Story in the Courier-Journal and at ESPN where he's ranked #1 as a recruit in several categories. Obviously there is an abundance of substantial coverage so there is no policy based argument to be made for deletion. It's just "I don't like it". Which is unfortunate. Candleabracadabra (talk) 21:42, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment-yeah he does sound notable-but under the rules he is not yet a pro or in college. (and as far as we know he might not even become a player, he might want to quit and do something else), could be a good up coming article though. Wgolf (talk) 21:58, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - if he's notable, he's notable. Doesn't matter if he isn't in college yet. Rikster2 (talk) 13:56, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:02, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - meets GNG demonstrated by reliable sources put forth by User:Candleabracadabra. Rikster2 (talk) 13:56, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Passes GNG, as stated above, whether or not he ever plays basketball beyond high school. I am One of Many (talk) 22:36, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still waiting for better, or even any more, sources. Bearian (talk) 17:41, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And the goal is to specifically convince you ... why? Have you looked for sources yourself or are you just waiting for others to bring you a certain type of rock to be named later? The sources so far are specific articles about the player (not just as part of a team) from an independent newspaper and a national sports magazine. There are sources currently on the article from the Sydney Morning Herald and NBCSports.com (again, about the player specifically). Here is an article from the Melbourne Herald-Sun. Here is another from the Martinsville Bulletin, another independent newspaper. Here is one from the Baltimore Sun. Rikster2 (talk) 20:16, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, "national" sources are not a requirement of WP:GNG. Though Maker dies have some of these in the SI and NBC Sports articles already provided. Rikster2 (talk) 21:41, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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