The result was WITHDRAWN - Nominator endorses early closure. ZimZalaBim talk 04:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC) reply
Wikipedia has come to an understanding of what constitute notable athletes. These guidelines have been discussed and debated extensively and used repeatedly as the foundation for AFD discussions conerning non-notable athletes. Per WP:ATHLETE athletes generally have to fit one of the following two categories to warrant their own article:
This means that eventhough an athlete may receive coverage in their local paper or play at a collegiate level, where they receive coverage for their involvement in a team, they are generally not notable until they play at the highest level. There are several HS and College players who have existing articles.--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 07:01, 14 December 2008 (UTC)As there appears to be a debate at wp:athlete, I notified them of this ongoing afd reply
The result was WITHDRAWN - Nominator endorses early closure. ZimZalaBim talk 04:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC) reply
Wikipedia has come to an understanding of what constitute notable athletes. These guidelines have been discussed and debated extensively and used repeatedly as the foundation for AFD discussions conerning non-notable athletes. Per WP:ATHLETE athletes generally have to fit one of the following two categories to warrant their own article:
This means that eventhough an athlete may receive coverage in their local paper or play at a collegiate level, where they receive coverage for their involvement in a team, they are generally not notable until they play at the highest level. There are several HS and College players who have existing articles.--- Balloonman PoppaBalloon 07:01, 14 December 2008 (UTC)As there appears to be a debate at wp:athlete, I notified them of this ongoing afd reply