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The result was delete. I fully expect to be taken to DRV for this, but here goes. The problem is WP:NTEMP - "it takes more than just a short burst of news reports about a single event or topic to constitute sufficient evidence of notability". Since this individual clearly doesn't pass WP:ATHLETE, what are we to do if he never passes it? Is such an individual still notable because they received some coverage in their formative years? The answer, I'm afraid, has to be no. When (as seems likely) they do hit ATH, then of course the article should be recreated. Black Kite 00:34, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Matt Kassel is not notable. He is not a professional footballer and has yet to attain enough of a reputation or importance to be published on wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Interzil (talk • contribs) 2009/11/21 07:51:40
See this article from ESPN (titled Youth product Kassel looks to have bright prospects; this article is over 10 paragraphs long), this article from the Washington Post (titled Recruit Kassel Joins the Terps, At Least for Now; this article is also over 10 paragraphs long), and this article from the New York Post (titled RBNY's Matt Kassel staying at Maryland; this article is six paragraphs long). Notability is fully established due to the extent of coverage. Cunard (talk) 22:44, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]