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October 2020

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Pasco County, Florida has been reverted.
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Nomination of Andy Cobb for deletion

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I am unsure why this page is again in the AfD. An administrator already removed it from AfD once. This article meets the requirements and the notability and if it is found to not meet those then other pages within the same scope should be deleted such as Johnny Herrera(racing driver) as they have raced the same series and Cobb has more sources than Herrera. Cobb is a licensed World of Outlaws driver and that licensing can be located within the World of Outlaws administrative filings. World of Outlaws is the highest level of dirt sprint car racing one can reach. RacingFan247 (talk) 19:43, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't remove an AfD tag; I removed a tag for a different kind of deletion that occurs without discussion after evaluation by a single admin. That latter case only occurs when it's completely obvious a deletion discussion would result in deletion. Anyways, to survive an AfD, it needs to be demonstrated the article meets the criteria listed at WP:N, that he's been the subject of third party publications (i.e., ones he's not involved with in any sense), that're published by reliable sources (e.g., books, large newspapers, whatnot, not blogs or ads), and that these have been fairly in depth. I'd say : be specific, look at the specific sources and explain why they meet that. Wikipedia:Teahouse is probably the best place to ask questions when you're unsure, you'll get faster answers there. Cheers, Wily D 06:01, 3 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Replying further here as the AfD was closed: Despite being hired to compete in the WoO in 2014, Cobb never competed in any WoO events. Having a WoO license does not confer notability - he would have had to have *actually competed*. I could drive cross-state to Volusia Speedway Park, wave some money at the window, and walk away with a valid NASCAR drivers' license - that does not make me a NASCAR driver and it does not make me notable. The same applies here: Cobb, as he has not competed in any WoO events, does not have any notability as a WoO driver (because he isn't one). Also please sign your posts on AfD and talk pages using ~~~~ following your comments. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:58, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/sprintcar-results/3-5-21-volusia-speedway-park/

Here is a link from this past weekend from the WoO website showing Cobb in competition. He competed both night Friday and Saturday as well as a press release was sent out by the WoO outlining his competition. Can this page be revisited please. RacingFan247 (talk) 22:27, 8 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]