Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Edwin Acosta-Diaz

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The result of the debate was DELETE. dbenbenn | talk 21:49, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Edwin Acosta-Diaz

Tennis player that has won a large number of local tournaments but doesn't seem to have a media presence yet. Radiant! 16:04, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Amateur athlete. Come back when you go pro. -R. fiend 19:07, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - no verifiability - David Gerard 21:21, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Delete unverifiable, possibly vanity Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 23:54, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, not notable, possible vanity. Megan1967 00:24, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Not in the ATP tournaments, not notable (and even then I'd say you have to at least get past the first round). Actually, this chap doesn't appear to be even at the Challenger level. Average Earthman 00:42, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It seems that readers are mistaken the nature of the listing: i.e., list of Dominicans, with a listing that says, for instance, the list of Dominicans they know. Those who lived or played tennis in the Dominican Republic between 1981 to 1989 could easily attest to the fact that Acosta-Diaz monopolized the news media with his tennis victories. Those who would like to seek verification only need to contact the Listin Diario or any other major newspapers in the Dominican Republic. But again, the listing is not about a person who "made" in the U.S. or the world tour but rather a famous dominican- in the Dominican Republic. I can only assume that none of the voters here know Rafael Moreno, Genaro De Leon, Menlith Acosta, Joel Schwab or Madeline Sanchez. All those individuals were also great Dominican tennis players and will also EQUALLY qualify to be listed. Milton Nunez

above comment by 70.19.46.41. -R. fiend 22:55, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Considering that the ATP's database is very large, this seems like a very strong "below the bar" case. By the way, I couldn't verify it either: "Edwin Acosta-Diaz" googles to 25 hits: those who are not from Wikipedia refer to a runner, not a tennis player. vlad_mv 04:56, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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