Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lehmon Colbert

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. Deletion arguments are significantly stronger and sway the consensus, based on the clear application of the relevant guideline, WP:NBASKETBALL and the failure of the keep side to make any policy-compliant claim to notability. Mkativerata (talk) 23:05, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lehmon Colbert

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Fails WP:NBASKETBALL as he plays in the BBL, the worst league in Europe. Vanadus (talk | contribs) 01:13, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment "the worst League in Europe." That's a new one for attempting to disprove notability. The Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL had the worst record in likely the worst pro football league of all-time, so that's a double whammy that should warrant deletion, no? I don't have a vote since I don't have much experience with Basketball AFDs, but I do know other sports typically keep articles on players that played in the highest professional league of a country, such as the 'awful' BBL. Agent Vodello^{OK, Let's Party, Darling!} 03:05, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That is precisely why the only player from the Birmingham Thunderbolts to have a Wikipedia page is Stepfret Williams because he had played in the NFL. If Lehmon Colbert plays a game in the NBA or in another major professional sports league, which the BBL frankly is not since it is non-Euroleague, then his inclusion can be justified. Vanadus (talk | contribs) 23:14, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. It's still a national league even if it is the worst in Europe. Nipsonanomhmata ^(Talk) 13:21, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Yes it is a national league but definitely not a major professional sports league, the criterion necessary for inclusion of players. Vanadus (talk | contribs) 13:30, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 14:15, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 14:15, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - should be kept because he sounds like a notable person but needs more information. Tony (talk) 16:50, 12 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. As the nominator says, Colbert fails WP:NBASKETBALL, as the BBL is (rightly) not considered to play at a high enough level that anyone who plays one game is deemed notable. In addition, I had a look through the article and gnews and could find nothing that could be considered the significant coverage that's required to pass WP:GNG. Jenks24 (talk) 02:02, 13 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 03:43, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The BBL article states that it's "the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom" with a second tier of lesser professional leagues under it. That Wikipedia's coverage of British basketball (or former XFL players) is inadequate is a discussion for another place and time. - Dravecky (talk) 08:55, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as per WP:NBASKETBALL. -- P 1 9 9 • TALK 21:47, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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.