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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 02:06, 7 December 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Esfandiar Baharmast[edit]

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I prodded it with the following rationale: "The coverage (references, external links, etc.) does not seem sufficient to justify this article passing Wikipedia:General notability guideline and the more detailed Wikipedia:Notability (biographies) requirement. " It was deprodded by User:Number 57 with the following rationale "World Cup referee deserves a proper discussion at AfD". Fair enough, let's discuss why this person should be notable, keeping in mind that per Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Football/Notability#Referee_notability, referees are not notable by the virtue of their profession - they have to pass WP:BIO/GNG on a case-by-case basis. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:17, 16 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone 12:01, 21 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Keep - aka Esse Baharmast, articles like this and others show sufficient coverage. GiantSnowman 12:29, 21 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — Jkudlick ^tc_s 16:07, 21 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. — Jkudlick ^tc_s 16:07, 21 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Keep - Plenty of significant independent coverage to meet WP:GNG. Article does need improvement. — Jkudlick ^tc_s 16:10, 21 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • Can you show that plenty? Outside [1] and [2], both rather niche than mainstream, I am not seeing much, even searching for his "Esse" name version. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:51, 22 November 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

• Keep - passes WP:GNG Spiderone 18:23, 5 December 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • WP:ITSNOTABLE as in invalid AfD vote rationale. You have to say why you think he is notable. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:39, 6 December 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Here's a few articles/pages from a book on him. [3] [4] [5] Admittedly, his publicity is mostly related to one incident but I'd still say that's enough to pass him. It should probably be moved to "Esse Baharmast" but that's a discussion for another day. Spiderone 09:31, 6 December 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Also potentially notable for being the first American referee to officiate for two matches in a single World Cup. [6] Spiderone 09:35, 6 December 2015 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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.