Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tyler smith

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 no consensus. No consensus to delete (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 18:44, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tyler smith

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Disputed prod - which I placed - so it has to come here. I prodded it because, "he fails Wp:ATHLETE, having not played basketball at its highest level". The user removed the prod - without explaining why (naturally), but didn't include any reasons as to why he might meet the aforementioned guideline. DitzyNizzy (aka Jess)|(talk to me)|(What I've done) 16:25, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:45, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - college basketball players with significant coverage easily pass the GNG. Considering his controversial career, he easily passes it. Google news search him. That said, the article should be moved so the first letter of his last name is capitalized. matt91486 (talk) 18:25, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Pmlineditor ∞ 09:43, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - If his controversial career is the source of his notability, why is there no mention of it in the article? EeepEeep (talk) 21:38, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- There is. It discusses his dismissal from Tennessee's team briefly, just perhaps not as extensively as it ought. matt91486 (talk) 21:52, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~ per nom. Notability not established. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 18:01, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- He has made several all-conference teams. This establishes his notability in college basketball. I'm not saying the article doesn't need serious work (I rewrote a little bit, but it's still in dire straits, I agree), but there's a significant claim to notability. matt91486 (talk) 22:02, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  - Now that sources are added, withdraw oppose. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 01:09, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Question - should this continue to stay as a no consensus situation, could the closing admin fix the capitalization in the title? matt91486 (talk) 23:21, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Scott Mac (Doc) 23:05, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment just as a note for any new contirbutors, I've added ten references to the article since the AfD opened. Several of which focus soley or extensively on Smith, and there are several other duplicate citations available online with similar results, which should strongly indicate notability. Once again, I agree the article isn't perfect, but I think he clearly meets WP:GNG. matt91486 (talk) 06:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - General notability seems clear given sources. There are many major press articles entirely about Smith and various things he's done, as a quick google news search will confirm (be sure to add the word "basketball" because there are other Tyler Smiths out there). - Wikidemon (talk) 16:49, 30 January 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.