Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trevor Gribble

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 of the discussion was delete. Mailer Diablo 17:59, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trevor Gribble

This article was tagged for speedy deletion as non-notable and vanity, but I am listing it here as I am not sure if it meets this criteria. - Tangotango 05:37, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. If the information in the article is true, then Trevor Gribble is an Olympic-calibre athlete who will be competing in a world championship event. But I am troubled that I have not been able to find a list of members of the US triathlon team who will be participating in the event. If this is a hoax, then the article should be deleted speedily. I noticed that the original author has the same name as the subject of the article and has no other coutributions, but under the circumstances I do not view this as an impediment. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 05:59, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
  • See, this is the problem I have with your position. You say "if the information in this article is true." How can you base your position on an assumption like that? I was unable to find any really notable information about this person by researching on the internet, and you yourself even admit to finding the same result. So isn't it extremely obvious that most people haven't heard of him? This quite clearly displays a lack of notability. --NMChico24 08:19, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Comment See [1] for how one can participate in the Aquathlon. I am not sure if being a representative at that event is enough to establish oneself or not. You can also visit [2] for the way in which at least one qualifier works. Abstain for now, but thought I'd toss those out there. GassyGuy 06:42, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. A simple Google search relays only 260 hits, none of which seem to be related to a triathlete. Also, as mentioned above, the original author shares the article's name. tmopkisn ^tlka 06:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

• Comment Some of them are the triathlete, but there's very little info actually about him, mainly just results from competitions he'd been in. GassyGuy 06:47, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

• Strong Delete If you have to turn over rocks to find information about someone, the person doesn't yet merit his/her own encyclopedia article. What gold metals has the subject won? Silver? Bronze? If you're entering a triathlon which requires an entrance fee, then you're not at the Olympics yet. --NMChico24 08:19, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Event is not exactly at the highest level, and he only qualified. Perhaps if he gets a bit better..... michaelCurtis ^talk+_{contributions} 08:45, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete with my same comments from the article talk page. This is a summary of the championship race he qualified for: http://www.triathlon.org/?call=TVRFdw==&id=NzIy&keep=sh. In general, if you have to pay an entry fee to compete, you're not exactly running in an Olympic-calibre race. No results on http://www.usatriathlon.org for "Gribble." So it's either: not a significant accomplishment or non-verifiable. Metros232 12:01, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:BIO he does get a couple of ghits if you look very hard ... one is a directory of athletes that just mentions his name, and the other is results for a race (finished 27th ... not a particularly notable result) ... if he wins a medal at the Olympics then he should be included ... but don't hold your breath !! DavidHumphreys ^{SPEAK TO ME}ABOUT_{THE THINGS I MESSED UP} 15:10, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:BIO -- Alias Flood 17:16, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
• Delete nobody in particular. Wile E. Heresiarch 05:32, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

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.