Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Medlin

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The result was Withdrawn by nominator‎. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 19:21, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Medlin[edit]

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I was unable to find enough reliable sources online to keep this article, especially since databases do not count towards notability. QuicoleJR (talk) 14:14, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, American football, and United States of America. QuicoleJR (talk) 14:14, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Here are a couple of sources [1][2] Alvaldi (talk) 15:23, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Bleacher Report does not seem to be a reliable source, and one good source is not enough to establish notability. QuicoleJR (talk) 15:40, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) They seem to have a staff and they're cited on over 7,000 articles; I would say its reliable unless a discussion decides otherwise. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:50, 10 August 2023 (UTC)/[reply]
Keep. I expected to find more and agree its a somewhat close call, but considering this is someone who played in the National Football League in very recent (2011)/modern times (and we've never deleted one of those minus one of the '87 replacements) we should keep based on the following sources: "Garner native making most of his chance" from The News & Observer (which is an in-depth feature story); "Fayetteville State's Medlin continues NFL dream with Dolphins" from WRAL-TV; "Miami Dolphins Sign Running Back Richard Medlin to Practice Squad" from Bleacher Report (while about a transaction, it is much more in-depth than most and so counts as SIGCOV as well); and "Fayetteville State's Medlin leads nation in kickoff returns" from The Fayetteville Observer (via ProQuest, 535 words on Medlin). BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:56, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - BeanieFan11 shows just enough coverage to meet GNG, although I am not including Bleacher Report since I am not sure it counts as RS. Rlendog (talk) 16:12, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Beaniefan11's sources. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:32, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have greatly improved the article, see here. @QuicoleJR: Would you be willing to withdraw this nomination? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:44, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I would be. QuicoleJR (talk) 16:45, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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