Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William J. Nicks

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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The result was Speedy keep - withdrawn. Stifle (talk) 23:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] William J. Nicks

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I speedy-deleted this page under CSD:A7 as there was no overt assertion of notability. After a discussion and a DRV supported by four editors (all from WikiProject College Football) I undeleted the page and am now listing it here.

I feel this article should be deleted for the following reasons:

  • The subject does not meet any part of WP:BIO
  • The team which he managed does not even have its own article
  • The article contains no citations from reliable sources, which are required under the verifiability policy
    • Note that cfbdatawarehouse.com cannot be considered a reliable source - it is merely a college football enthusiast site. I would expect to see news coverage or similar, secondary sources.
    • Note that pvamu.edu cannot be considered a reliable source as it is a primary source. See WP:SPS.

I have nominated most of the articles together but am separating this article as it claims that the coach is one of the four most successful that this team has had, therefore there is an extra chance that he is notable. In the interest of full disclosure I would ask members of WP:CFB to declare their membership when giving their opinion in this AFD. Stifle (talk) 22:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep per my comments in the main nom. VegaDark (talk) 22:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
  • It has now been pointed out that this man was in the College Football Hall of Fame, therefore he is clearly notable and this AFD need not continue. Stifle (talk) 23:08, 16 May 2008 (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.