Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Hayne

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 delete. - Mailer Diablo 06:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sam Hayne

This article regards a professional wrestler who's had a career in the lower-level ranks of the sport, had some success there, but hasn't appeared to make the jump into the big leagues - he's never had a notable run in the WWE, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling or WCW in his career. Now, I had a bit of an issue when I first saw this, but he does seem to not really be notable outside of the "indy" federations; I tagged with a PROD that was removed by the author - whose username is, by the way, the same as the wrestler in question, which suggests WP:VANITY issues. Anyhow, I noticed that this had been tagged for speedy deletion before I got to it, then was userfied by another editor - and recreated. So, when the prod was removed, I decided to get a second opinion and wandered over to Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling and asked for further opinions. One of the editors there prodded the article again - and it was removed again without comment. The viewpoint of folks who have weighed in on the Wikiproject suggest that any wrestler who hasn't been in the "big leagues" is not notable - so, here we are. Delete. Tony Fox (arf!) 01:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete - appears to be autobiography. Not verifiable, marginal notability at best. Seaphoto 01:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Clearly WP:VANITY. Terminate with eXtreme Prejudice. Cain Mosni 01:57, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. TJ Spyke 02:38, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete —Khoikhoi 02:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, WP:Vanity. Daniel's page ☎ 03:04, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Rohirok 03:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:NN - NickSentowski 05:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment just for the record, User:SamHayne is not "The" Sam Hayne, I believe that it may be a fan. - NickSentowski 05:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. Only slighty more notable than a TV weatherman from Tampa, Florida, which means not even worthy of an article. CEIF © 15:44, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Question Are wrestlers considered to be sportsmen? If so, a claim of notability is made in the article (ie he's a professional). No particular opinion on the article staying or going. Jcuk 19:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Response Well, even if we did consider wrestlers sportsmen, they're in a different realm. There are litterally thousands of "professional" wrestlers in the world, but none of them wrestle as a full-time job. Notability truly relies on their popularity, history, and inward links. In the case of Sam Hayne, he is extremely notable to the Wisconsin, and Minnesota wrestling community, seeing as how he is one of the few locals to work in Japan. On a global or national scale, however, Sam Hayne is just one of the thousands of small-town guys hoping for a break. - NickSentowski 19:20, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Per being non notable, vanity, and WP:AUTO violation. Michael Billington (talk • contribs) 04:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Fine delete, but also look at the ACW & NWA Wisconsin pages. To begin, they are the same thing, so why have a page for each? Second, ACW & NWA Wisconsin run mostly Notheast Wisconsin. That would make them very un- notable as they are a very small player struggling to stay afloat. Also, the pages were created by people who admitted to working with & for the company. That brings up a vanity issue. So, when you delete this page, make sure you do the same to the pages of the company Sam Hayne played a very large role in making.

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.