Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ten Million

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The result was keep. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 13:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ten Million

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Career Minor League Baseball player. Million played only for 4 years, and had pretty unremarkable stats. Just because he has an unusual name does not make him notable. Adam Penale (talk) 15:07, 21 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 02:33, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 02:33, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Does not meet notability criteria in WP:NSPORT. Also fails WP:GNG, where multiple sources are generally expected; the article has only one source. Based on the lone source found, this is a WP:Run-of-the-mill person not notable enough for an article. —Bagumba (talk) 00:26, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I found and added a couple more sources. Rlendog (talk) 22:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice catch. I found another source and added to the article also. —Bagumba (talk) 00:01, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I was able to find more sources (although hindered by the fact that the odd name brings up many irrelevant sites, and the fact that this player far predates the internet era). He never played in the major leagues but apparently received a decent amount of contemporary coverage to satisfy WP:GNG, and did apparently sign with the Cleveland Indians (then the Naps) so as to provide him with an article in the Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia. Rlendog (talk)

Keep Changing my vote above from delete, as WP:GNG is now satisfied with significant, coverage in multiple sources. The multiple sources apparently find his unusual name notable, even if his playing career was not. —Bagumba (talk) 00:01, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Looks like he's one of the "GNG exceptions" to NSPORT, it doesn't matter why he's getting covered--it's the reliability and non-triviality of the coverage that counts. Qrsdogg (talk) 17:08, 25 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Sources seem to establish WP:GNG, rendering the deletion argument due to WP:NSPORT completely moot. Agent Vodello^{OK, Let's Party, Darling!} 21:30, 26 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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