Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Milton Bell

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Smartyllama (talk) 22:36, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Milton Bell

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Non-notable basketball player. Never played close to a high level. Fails WP:NHOOPS. Contested prod. LionMans Account (talk) 14:45, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 14:53, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Passes WP:GNG with the sources already in the article. On a sidenote, when a player plays the majority of his career in non-english speaking countries, as Bell did, it is highly recommended to search in sources from those countries as a part of WP:BEFORE to prevent WP:BIAS. -- Alvaldi (talk) 16:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets GNG with sources in article. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 16:23, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep Evidently notable, as article shows. Not even a stub, player in non-English leagues is all. Kingsif (talk) 16:55, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets WP:GNG, per all above. Non-English sources count, too!! Ejgreen77 (talk) 18:54, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I can't read Icelandic, but most of the sources look more like WP:ROUTINE than actual stuff about him. LionMans Account (talk) 20:04, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Note that the nominator changed the nomination after people started commenting, adding "Fails WP:NHOOPS". Regardless, failing WP:NHOOPS is irrelevant if the person passes WP:GNG. -- Alvaldi (talk) 22:08, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Except this doesn't meet GNG. Most of the sources seem to be of individual games in low level basketball leagues. Probably the closest is whether his time at Georgetown (a well-known college program) would count or not. However, as mostly a reserve player for two years, probably not. LionMans Account (talk) 02:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Of the 20+ sources in the article, I count four that mostly cover games. Of the others, there are multiple articles covering him specifically, including in the Washington Post and in the two largest newspapers in Iceland at the time, Morgunblaðið and Dagblaðið Vísir. Almost all of the league's he played in where the top-tier leagues of their respective country, including in Argentine where basketball is immensely popular. -- Alvaldi (talk) 11:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Satisfies general notability based on the number and quality of cited sources. Naomi.piquette (talk) 18:45, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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