Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matt Van Komen

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 04:36, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Matt Van Komen[edit]

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Only a high school athlete. Maybe a very tall and pretty good one, but still playing in high school and only 15. Legacypac (talk) 16:03, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 16:18, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 16:18, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Utah-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 16:18, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question: How is it relevant how old the subject is or which school he attends? Shouldn't the only question be whether he has received significant coverage to establish his notability? With all due respect to WP:OSE, other high school players are deemed notable enough for inclusion (e.g. Bol Bol) after all. Regards SoWhy 17:00, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:NHSPHSATH is an exclusionary standard. High school student-athletes are generally excluded unless there is extraordinary coverage; WP:MILL coverage in local newspapers is never sufficient even if it meets the letter of WP:GNG. That said, if the claim of his being 7'5" tall can be verified, I expect such coverage will exist soon. power~enwiki (π, ν) 02:56, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'm aware of the standards. However, the nominator has not argued that he fails these standards but merely that his school and age are grounds for deletion. Which, as you say yourself, is not necessarily the case. Whether the coverage that exists is sufficient to meet this standard (or GNG or BIO), is something that can and should be discussed, preferably by people familiar with such subjects. Regards So Why 09:00, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

By saying he is only a high school athlete I'm suggesting he fails the inclusion standards for athletes. No inclusion standard I'm aware of for any sport encourages pages on high school athletes competing on high school teams. If he was an Olympic gymnast it would be different. Legacypac (talk) 14:52, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Strong delete There are clear notability guidelines for basketball players and he fails all of them.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:40, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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