Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Vogel

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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The result was keep, nomination withdrawn. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 08:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joe Vogel

Non-notable basketball player with no ascertion of notability beyond he plays on a notable team. Attempted to speedy but speedy notice removed. Lid 13:31, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep. A member of a national basketball team is by definition notable. Note the descriptions of Vogel's contributions in the articles cited as external links. TruthbringerToronto (Talk | contribs) 13:35, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. So he scores 24 points in one game and has a bio page on a basketball website that doesn't list anything else? I don't see how that meets WP:BIO. --- Lid 13:38, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
Sportspeople/athletes who have played in a fully professional league, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming, or at the highest level in mainly amateur sports, including college sports in the United States. Articles about first team squad members who have not made a first team appearance may also be appropriate, but only if the individual is at a club of sufficient stature that most members of its squad are worthy of articles.
I would interpret the national basketball team as the highest level in Lebanon, which makes it notable. The article also lists him as the starting center for Lebanon, which is a fairly non-trivial position, and he was drafted to the NBA in 1996. --Wafulz 13:42, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep passes WP:BIO with flying colours, whatever else you want. WilyD 14:16, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • I see now I was 100% wrong, consider this Deletion AFD withdrawn. --- Lid 14:21, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep as this person meets the very defintion of the WP:BIO guideline. RFerreira 19:17, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - Per nom. Clay4president 03:43, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per Wafulz. I suggest we close this now the nominator has withdrawn. - Mgm|(talk) 08:51, 23 August 2006 (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.