Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Danny Acosta (baseball)

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Does not meet WP:NCOLLATH. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:21, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Sportspeople, Baseball, United States of America, and Iowa. UtherSRG (talk) 12:21, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
• Comment. GNG is the applicable standard here. NCOLLATH is not an exlusionary standard. Cbl62 (talk) 16:13, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
• Delete. Fails GNG due to lack of significant, independent coverage. Only one reference on the page, this [https://www.delmarvasportsnetwork.com/college/umes-hires-new-head-baseball-coach-danny-acosta/article_e1b944ca-37e2-11ee-9ce4-1bb5baad315d.html Delmarva Sports Network] profile, might offer significant, independent coverage. The independence is questionable since it is heavily (but not exclusively) based on an interview with the subject. The remaining sources are either not independent (produced by Acosta's school or its conference) or not significant (routine stats pages). I am willing to reconsider if additional sources are found, so please ping me. Frank Anchor 17:14, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

::Changed to keep per the sources added into the article by Epluribusunumyall, which establish notability. Frank Anchor 22:56, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

::@Frank. I believe that notability should be more determined by the significance of a person’s accomplishments, rather than just counting the sources.50.39.138.50 (talk) 20:11, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

:::This isn't how notability is established, in fact, we tend to lean against notability solely based on awards and achievements because it can be seen as self promotion and be hard to stay neutral.

:::If enough sources generally cover the individual, which they seem to do here, there's no reason to not keep them. We have plenty of notable baseball players who had entirely uneventful careers but still made news coverage enough in reliable sources that they get articles.

:::It's okay to believe that notability should be established that way, but that's not how it's currently established, which is what we're discussing here. Chew^{(V • T • E)} 23:02, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

::::I see your point, but I suppose that in AfD discussions, we look beyond just counting sources and also consider whether someone meets Wikipedia’s general and specific notability standards. We need a broader view, and in Acosta’s case, that means checking if he meets WP:NCOLLATH in addition to having enough sources. I haven’t seen anyone bring that up yet in detail —it seems like most of the participants are focusing on the source count.50.39.138.50 (talk) 22:01, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

::Added another source from iccag.org Dog Bungler (talk) 02:41, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

• Keep, been able to track down two additional independent sources that help to establish GNG (KKOJ and Daytona Beach News-Journal articles). - Epluribusunumyall (talk) 21:45, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
• :@Frank Anchor Epluribusunumyall (talk) 21:46, 6 February 2025 (UTC)
• Comment The question here is whether coaching for public community or university teams qualifies Mr. Acosta for a Wikipedia article. His highest career achievement is coaching the athletic team at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, which competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. I'm not entirely convinced and I suggest that we hear more opinions on this.50.39.138.50 (talk) 20:04, 7 February 2025 (UTC)
• Keep given the sources in article as it has been expanded from the time the nomination was made, the article meets the general notability guideline based on the sources about him as an individual. Alansohn (talk) 00:18, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

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