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Sherry Gong (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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It looks far WP:TOOSOON for WP:NPROF notability for this 2018 PhD and assistant professor with a handful of citations. A prize for undergraduate work does not grant notability, nor does the CAREER grant. Performance on the IMO might tend to meet GNG, if it were widely covered by reliable independent sources, but about all I found was a passing mention in Wired. [1] Recently deleted by PROD and undeleted by request on WP:RFU. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 08:44, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and Mathematics. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 08:44, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. No evidence yet of significant achievement WP:Too soon. Xxanthippe (talk) 09:22, 28 August 2024 (UTC).[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women, Canada, Puerto Rico, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Texas. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 10:44, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oskar Kind Bakkevig (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Non-notable undrafted college hockey player, virtually unsourced BLP. Fails the GNG; complete lack of significant coverage to the subject in multiple reliable sources. Deprodded by the article creator with the edit summary "he has played 2 games in of of the major professional leagues (Swedish Hockey League)," but the creator is well aware (through a long history of their submissions going to XfD) that simple league participation was deprecated from NSPORTS years ago now, and articles on athletes are neither exempted from the GNG nor from the requirements of BLP. Ravenswing 19:43, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Ice hockey, Norway, and Massachusetts. Ravenswing 19:43, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was not aware that that policy had been changed. I know that the the DEL and Slovak league had been downgraded but I was under the assumption that appearances in leagues like the NHL, KHL, and Liiga were still considered sufficient since the notability guidelines make no mention of the "major" leagues. If that is not the case, than Oskar Kind Bakkevig would not meet notability. However, I think it would help if a list of leagues where appearances alone constitute notability were placed in Wikipedia:Notability (sports)#Ice hockey, or that it is not accepted in and of itself. Assuming that everyone knows when changes occur or what changes have occurred will result in miscommunications such as this. PensRule11385 (talk) 19:59, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Easy: there aren't any. Period. In ANY sport. And as it happens, NHOCKEY does in fact reflect the deprecation, and has for years now. It's incumbent on all editors (especially those actively creating articles) to be mindful of notability standards, and refreshing your knowledge would have been a good thing to do before deprodding. Ravenswing 02:56, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete: Biography does not demonstrate that WP:GNG is met. Flibirigit (talk) 13:57, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Nothing exists here to establish notability under the WP:GNG, as the only source in the article is WP:PRIMARY. It doesn't matter which leagues this player was a part of. Let'srun (talk) 23:44, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Leverett Ball (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Twice declined at WP:AFC, but it was created anyway. Cursory search for sources doesn't reveal much, although as a non-sports-watching-person I may be missing something here (I probably am...I usually do). Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 04:39, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Radio, Television, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 06:10, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete article should have never been created. Catfurball (talk) 15:55, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Just a minor sideline reporter at best. Fails the GNG; lacking in reliable sources giving significant coverage to the subject. Ravenswing 17:34, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Fails WP:GNG, WP:JOURNALIST. What we have here is WP:ADMASQ for his podcast. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:35, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: No WP:SIGCOV is available to meet the WP:GNG. Appears to be WP:PROMO for a non-notable BLP. Let'srun (talk) 13:56, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per all of the above. That all seven references show up as orange or red on the source highlighter tool is also very telling. Left guide (talk) 02:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Not Notable, No Reliable Sources, Fails GNG. Untamed1910 (talk) 00:37, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete unless an editor can furnish links to in-depth significant coverage of Ball in multiple reliable sources that are completely independent of Ball. The influx of poorly reasoned arguments to "keep" by SPAs who are likely sockpuppets and/or meatpuppets needs to be ignored by the closing administrator. Cullen328 (talk) 06:51, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment When an experienced editor looks at the references in the current version of this article, most look pretty weak, and then you think, "Oh my gosh, this guy got coverage in the New York Times! I am a subscriber and this is the sum total of what that newspaper wrote about Ball: “Citgo’s the last thing you think of,” said Leverett Ball, 23, a radio promotions assistant who was standing with his father, the economist Laurence Ball, near the sign on a recent evening. That is a classic example of a passing mention, and is not significant coverage. Far from it. The Boston Citgo sign may be notable, but the fact that Ball said seven words about it does not make Ball notable.

Cullen328 (talk) 07:03, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - does not pass WP:GNG. The only source that really offers what might be considered SIGCOV is from Brewster Academy, and it is basically a puff piece because the subject attended that school, so it can't be considered independent of the subject. And obviously, YouTube and IMDb can't be used as sources for a BLP. The Yahoo Finance article is churnalism and a press release from GlobeNewswire, which can't be used to establish notability, and really shouldn't be used in a BLP. The NYT article is only a passing mention that provides us with who his father is, and does not establish notability. And the two remaining sources aren't reliable sources and can't be used to satisfy GNG. As an experienced editor, I made this determination by not just looking at the references, but by actually conducting a thorough examination of the sources. I also looked for sources through The Wikipedia Library and found no sources to establish notability, so the obvious outcome here is delete. Isaidnoway (talk) 09:22, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ash v. Childs Dining Hall Co. (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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The subject of this article is not WP:Notable. It seems to have gotten sparing citations in law journals (though far less often than it did nearly 100 years ago) and it seems like it's sometime taught in law schools (though I certainly don't remember learning about it) but that's it. The format is also very much not the standard for court cases on Wikipedia. Dennis C. Abrams (talk) 02:02, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. Dennis C. Abrams (talk) 02:02, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete: Covered briefly under various tort law books in Gbooks and Scholar, but most are snippets and only briefly mention this. I don't see notability. Oaktree b (talk) 02:06, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. This seems notable in law. Friend v. Childs Dining Hall Co. is related to this case and links two articles comparing the two. The original author, Agradman, wrote on the talk page, "This case (ash v. childs) was very important about determining whether injuries like this needed to be resolved in tort versus contract." I think there is probably going to be coverage in some legal textbooks somewhere because searching for "Ash v. Childs" gets a lot of hits for study guides and homework help. The page is formatted like it's straight from someone's class notes, but the subject seems to be mentioned and discussed enough to be notable. A quick search turns up:

1. A big focus of: 24 Tul. L. Rev. 66 (1949-1950) Theory of a Case in Louisiana
2. One paragraph comparison: The Progress of the Law, 1918-1919 Civil Procedure (1919)
3. One paragraph: [The Theory of the Pleadings in Code States (1922)
4. One paragraph: The Law in Business Problems (1921)
5. One paragraph: TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - RES IPSA LOQUITUR AS APPLIED TO FOREIGN MATTER IN FOODS FOREIGN MATTER IN FOODS (1932)
6. A paragraph in a note: A Note on the Civil Remedies of Injured Consumers (1933)
7. Discussed in: Sales: Liability for the Presence of Mice and Other Uncommon Things in FoodThings in Food (1919)
8. Mentioned and cited: Sales. Warranties. Implied Warranty by Restaurateur of Wholesomeness of Food (1919)
9. Cite in footnotes: Implied Warranties of Wholesomeness again (1920)
10. Cited in footnote: https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/molr31&div=25&id=&page=
11. Cited in footnotes: A Note on the Civil Remedies of Injured Consumers (1933)
12. Cited in footnote: Res Ipsa Loquitur: Its Nature and Effect (1935)
13. Cited in footnote: What is "Fit to Eat" -- The Reasonable Expectation Test (1968)

Also, would someone notify Wikipedia:WikiProject Law? I don't want to come off as canvassing since I'm writing a !vote. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 02:56, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Food and drink and Massachusetts. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:36, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Satisfies GNG with significant coverage in books and periodicals in Google Books, Google Scholar and elsewhere. There is a body of literature on the law relating to "unwholesome" food (as some if the sources call it). That is the parent topic of which this decision is an indispensible part. James500 (talk) 21:38, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per James500 and Wcquidditch, and WP:HEY, although I would prefer that someone add in the citations found to the article. Bearian (talk) 03:15, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bread and Roses (band) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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Tagged for dubious notability 9 years ago. I am unable to find reviews of this band, which did not have a large output either. Found this, but it's not a reliable source for a review. Geschichte (talk) 09:07, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Already PROD'd so not eligible for Soft Deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:07, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. No independent, reliable sources found to demonstrate significant coverage as proof of notability. Even if you make a Google search of "Bread and Roses band" you can't find enough referecences as the result is a mixture of other entities named Bread and Roses. Prof.PMarini (talk) 01:32, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]