User talk:Zglph: Difference between revisions

Hi! I’ve bulk-declined a good number of your WP:A7 nominations of apparently non-notable badminton players (after checking that all had placed in at least one tournament or match or whatever). I did so because – as I read it – our A7 criterion is specific that a page should not be deleted if it contains a plausible claim of significance, and I can’t see how being runner-up in a contest could fail that requirement – open to discussion if you disagree, of course. Just a thought: what if you create lists such as List of Danish badminton players, and just WP:BLAR these pages to an entry there (with a ref lifted from the individual page)? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:59, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I was writing this when you posted on my talk, suggest we continue it here (if you’ve any comment to make, that is?). Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:03, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I personally think redirecting those names isn’t helpful at all. Article creation is a thankless task, but as we moved on, our guidelines and policies became stricter. I joined in 2020 when NBAD still was very inclusive. It even considered national champions as notable, even if those players never made it to the international stage.

So, being “runner-up” is no more a plausible claim of any player’s notability, especially if its in a low grade tournaments like BWF International Challenge and BWF International Series. You can read the current WP:NBAD, which is still insignificant because the notability is still determined through GNG. zglph^•talk• 20:07, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]