Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jake Kalish

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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Galatz ^Talk 20:31, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jake Kalish[edit]

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Kalish does not yet meet WP:NBASE until he actually plays in the World Baseball Classic. Content should be moved to Kansas City Royals minor league players until such time as Kalish actually satisfies WP:NBASE by participating in the WBC. I was bold and attempted to move the content there myself, but was reverted by the page creator, so this seems like the appropriate venue at this point. The page should not be deleted, however, but should be redirected and the content moved until such time as Kalish is independently notable. Smartyllama (talk) 20:05, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Nominators rationale reads like it should be listed in Wikipedia:Articles for merging not an AfD, this should probably be closed and reopened as a merger. - Galatz ^Talk 20:13, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As the page creator I did so based on WP:NBASE. Number 3 states playing in a game for a league or participating in a tournament. To me the distinction between playing and participating is there for a reason. If the intent was they had to actually play in the game then NBASE would say play in the WBC, but it does not. Therefore I make the argument that by being named to a roster he has done some level of participation in the tournament. His name is being used in the press and there could be other items which happen prior to March. Additionally this just seems like a silly nomination because even with his arguments he will be notable in 5.5 weeks, however I disagree and feel he meets them now. - Galatz ^Talk 20:13, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Galatz ^Talk 20:19, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Galatz ^Talk 20:19, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Galatz ^Talk 20:20, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment On second thought, this nomination seems a bit WP:POINT-y and I'm going to withdraw it. Although I do feel he's not notable now, I think having this discussion only to recreate the article in a few weeks, is pointless. If Kalish gets hurt or something and misses the Classic, we can revisit this later. Am I allowed to close this discussion myself? Smartyllama (talk) 20:24, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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