Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tom Babson

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The result was keep. General consensus to keep. (non-admin closure) SSTflyer 05:47, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Tom Babson

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Doesn't seem to be notable, either as an ice hockey coach, or as an actor. Did not have a winning record as a coach and only acted in bit roles. Natg 19 (talk) 17:22, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

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• Keep per WP:GNG with multiple, independent sources. He was the training coach for a national hockey team. That he coached a major college hockey team is more than enough to justify notability. His record while doing so is irrelevant.--TM 17:48, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
  • Comment Can you list some of the multiple, independent sources? I could only find a source about his retirement as coach of the BC women's hockey team. Natg 19 (talk) 18:52, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

I've added a source from the Boston Globe on top of the US Hockey source.--TM 12:17, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

• Keep for his involvement with Olympics hockey team , passes WP:GNG for that at least. Atlantic306 (talk) 20:46, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
• Comment He fails WP:NHOCKEY. Notability is only confirmed for being a head coach at the Olympics and he did not achieve any preeminent honours while coaching Boston College. So the only questions remaining here are whether or not he can pass WP:GNG and the criteria needed to be included as an actor, I'll leave that discussion for the people who regularly work on those articles. Deadman137 (talk) 23:29, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
• Delete He fails WP:NHOCKEY so his only path to notability is WP:GNG or the acting notability guideline. I am not really seeing that is being met. -DJSasso (talk) 11:49, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:00, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

• Delete as still questionable for solid independent notability. SwisterTwister talk 04:35, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
• Keep. He passes GNG, narrowly but sufficiently. Additional examples of coverage: [1][2][3] --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:00, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
• Keep - Based on Arxiloxos' research, there seems to be enough to pass GNG. Rlendog (talk) 17:33, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
• Keep as a WP:GNG pass, per Arxiloxos' research. Ejgreen77 (talk) 02:39, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

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