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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 08:05, 22 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Keeling[edit]

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It is not clear to me that this person meets the notability criteria. Prod removed without the addition of sources. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 11:47, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Keeling plays in the seventh tier of English football, so this fails WP:ATH. Cmprince (talk) 12:46, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:25, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:26, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 13:26, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete -- We do not need articles on every minor league footballer, hardly even on theri clubs. The article is created by user:Primetime222, which would seem from the subject's nickname, to be an alias for the subject. Accordingly this is autobiography, and a clear case of WP:COI. Peterkingiron (talk) 15:09, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. WP:ATH is clear that you have to be fully professional. As a semi-professional it's close, but no cigar. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 18:10, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete non-notable WP:ATHLETE failure with no independent coverage in reliable sources. --ClubOranje^T 09:55, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. GiantSnowman 12:11, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG. GiantSnowman 12:12, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete not a notable footballer Spiderone 12:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - not a notable footballer at all -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete a long way off meeting WP:ATH or WP:GNG. --Jimbo^[online] 13:52, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Per nom. GauchoDude (talk) 03:50, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, obviously. The original version of this article looked like a joke article, and it was only after the article was PRODded that the article's creator rewrote in a way that looks plausible. I think it may be a hoax, but anyway it's not notable. JamesBWatson (talk) 12:31, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not a hoax, he is shown in the playing squad on the official Retford United website. But you are right that he has not played at a notable level -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:51, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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