Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Arnold

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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:28, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Arnold[edit]

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Most significantly, ATP.com has no record of a 'Sam Arnold' [1], and this should call into question other claims. As for the other claims, there is only one source (that is accessible at any rate), an apparent Dubai newspaper article, to substantiate them. This despite a number sources being claimed to exist. As for that one, it is conceivable that a Sam Arnold fabricated elements of his bio to the interviewer who wrote the newspaper article - basing credibility on a single source is surely too problematic Mayumashu (talk) 02:08, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails to establish notability as per WP:N. Eddie.willers (talk) 14:48, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:12, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:13, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as failing verifiability. The ATP site includes a ranking search that goes all the way back to 1973. Spotchecking 1990 (I'm not going to go through every week) found no listing for a Sam Arnold. See this example [2]. -- Whpq (talk) 17:18, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Addendum - Note that the ATP site includes player profiles for players such as this person whose ranking skirted around the 1,000 mark. The lack of any record for Sam Arnold is surprising given this. -- Whpq (talk) 17:23, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unless he never actually competed in the main draws of any tournaments awarding tour points. Mayumashu (talk) 21:36, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But there is a claim for a ranking so then he would need to have competed, no? -- Whpq (talk) 22:16, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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