Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jesús Cota

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The result was keep per WP:BASE/N and the addition of sources to the article.(non-admin closure) Alsee (talk) 19:58, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jesús Cota

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Non-notable minor league player, no sources that would pass GNG. A long Mexican League career doesn't automatically make you notable. Wizardman 14:48, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. Spanneraol (talk) 17:28, 3 May 2015 (UTC) t[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 17:50, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete insufficient evidence of notability. Fails GNG. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 17:52, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Based on the article history, I can tell you that I created this page over three years ago. I cannot tell you why I did that, however. I can't remember for the life of me. Was it because the Mexican League counted in BASE/N at this point? And if that's the only reason, why did I create him specifically? – Muboshgu (talk) 19:27, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Played in the 2009 Baseball World Cup for Mexico.[1][2] That's a significant international tournament so he therefore passes WP:BASE/N. It's a shame no one actually researches these guys before casting their 'votes'. Alex (talk) 20:43, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Does he pass GNG? That's all that matters. BASE/N does not trump GNG. ~~It's a shame no one actually reads the rules before casting their 'votes'.~~ Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 20:48, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He has significant coverage on Spanish-language sites. Checking for sources, which I'm pretty sure isn't even done in the first place, is more than looking at the first page of Google returns. Alex (talk) 20:50, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There's this great technological development known as a 'link'. It enables one to point others to information found elsewhere on the web. This, of course, is a whole lot more helpful than saying 'he has significant coverage' (or, 'world-renowned baseball superstar'). Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 20:54, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And there are also these things developed through evolution called fingers, which can type on keyboards, which can be used to go to any website one can imagine, including the esoteric search engine no one has ever heard of called Google, which should have been gone to in the first place before this AfD was even created, though apparently it was not.

But in all seriousness, the Mexican League is Mexico's major league, so guys with significant careers like Cota tend to get significant coverage. Alex (talk) 21:07, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Have you found any significant coverage for him? Rlendog (talk) 13:11, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep based on his playing in the Baseball World Cup, which has previously been considered sufficient for notability. Spanneraol (talk) 21:16, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Fails GNG. - Bbny-wiki-editor (talk) 01:29, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG 2601:3:2C80:3B00:C573:9698:D337:9130 (talk) 04:22, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Go Phightins! 00:10, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I quote from WP:BASE/N: "Baseball figures are presumed notable if they [... 2.] have appeared in at least one game in any one of the following active major leagues: Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, Korea Baseball Organization or have participated in a major international competition (such as the World Baseball Classic, Baseball World Cup or Olympics) as a member of a national team." Jesus Cota has played for Mexico in the 2009 Baseball World Cup. That's a fact, and our guidelines should serve to avoid unneccessary time-sinks. There is also enough media coverage in the article to support notability in addition to his national team appearances. I added five refs, 3 with a photo of him. There are many more. Kraxler (talk) 12:16, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Clearly passes WP:BASE/N - plus, nice added refs and article improvement from Kraxler. This should never have been nominated for AfD. Scr★pIron^IV 18:11, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Player has played in the Baseball World Cup, and so passes WP:BASE/N. Egsan Bacon (talk) 19:39, 15 May 2015 (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.