Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson

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 debate was no consensus. Mailer Diablo 10:04, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson

This article has been around for a few months. The person's claim to notability is that he competes for a swimming club. This does not seem notable, as there is no international representation, even for a country which has no history of being a swimming power.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 03:53, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep pending confirmation of their notability. Bobby1011 04:19, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete pending confirmation of their notability. Bobby, you have it backwards. The requirement is proof of notability. User:Zoe|^(talk) 04:28, 21 February 2006 (UTC)Keep, based on Capitalistroadster's research. User:Zoe|^(talk) 03:15, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment Yeah, well here my nomination was knocked back because although the article doesn't assert notability, the subject is, apparently, notable. Bobby1011 04:48, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy as nn-bio. The article does not assert the notability of its subject. whether he's notable or not. It's been around long enough for the author to do something about it. Same goes for that one. Tonywalton  | Talk 13:33, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, speedy is not out of order. Punkmorten 19:48, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Represented Iceland at Sydney Olympics finishing 25th according to our Iceland at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. I had speedy deleted him as a non-notable swimmer when I noticed the What Links Here link. This ESPN link confirms that he was an Olympic swimmer [1]. Capitalistroadster 23:33, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as non-notable. Finished 25th? He can sit in a chart or a list but no need for an article to himself. Ifnord 01:50, 26 February 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.