Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Roach

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. No one opined in favor of keeping the article in mainspace. I'm deleting this, but I'm treating it as a WP:PROD; i.e. I'll restore on request. Xymmax ^{So let it be written} _{So let it be done} 01:42, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Roach[edit]

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This article about a bodyboarder does not provide a credible claim that the person meets WP:ATHLETE. "Dropknee" is a particular bodyboarding style; there are no reliable sources to verify the importance of the style, nor are there sources to verify that this person is in fact "one of the best dropknee bodyboarders in the world". The article has been around since 2005 and was unreferenced until July this year. The single ref added then is to a website that does not meet WP:RS, and there are no other secondary sources that I can find. bonadea contributions talk 12:37, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 15:22, 12 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:39, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dropknee. --bonadea contributions talk 08:24, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Userfy Some mentions in google news archives and there is probably coverage in trade publications, but the article needs work. PicodeGato (talk) 01:41, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.