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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tim Murtaugh

: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 no consensus. Courcelles 21:52, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

=[[Tim Murtaugh]]=

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Non-notable former minor league baseball figure. Did not reach majors as either a player or manager and played only five games at the highest level of minor league baseball, Triple-A. His political career does not seem very notable. Alex (talk) 11:56, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. —Alex (talk) 12:02, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. ——Bagumba (talk) 19:20, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

  • Merge with Danny Murtaugh. Some concern that statements about the baseball player's political career are a case of combining a person just because their name is the same per Wikipedia:Don't build the Frankenstein. I only definitively sourced that the baseball player also worked for attorney general Jerry Kilgore. Most of the sources for his baseball career start with the fact that he is the son of Danny. His political career doesnt generate enough coverage about him personally and doesnt meet WP:POLITICIAN, although he is often quoted as Kilgore's spokesperson. While one could argue that Murtaugh has enough significant sources to meet WP:GNG as a baseball player, his WP:IMPACT seems primarily to be as his father's son. GNG allows that "Editors may reach a consensus that although a topic meets this criterion, it is not appropriate for a stand-alone article." There are enough accomplishments to merge into his father's article. —Bagumba (talk) 21:34, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 17:12, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:48, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep Based on the sources available, I think there is enough to meet GNG, though the article needs quite a bit of work. Murtaugh apparently also served as a spokesman for George Allen,[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/60888994.html?dids=60888994:60888994&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+23%2C+2000&author=Michael+D.+Shear%3B+Ann+O%27Hanlon&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Robb%2C+Allen+Camps+Clash+on+Roads%2C+Schools&pqatl=google] and was part of the effort to bring an MLB team to Northern Virginia (source already in article). – Muboshgu (talk) 18:56, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

:Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

:Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, BusterD (talk) 16:14, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

  • Keep - enough coverage to meet WP:GNG. Rlendog (talk) 15:45, 19 September 2011 (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.