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The result was delete. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:30, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Steven Douglas[edit]

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Kept at AfD in July 2007. However, the article fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Mattythewhite (talk) 21:18, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - per nom. He has not played in a fully pro league, or received significant coverage, meaning this article fails both WP:NSPORT and WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:49, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ The Irish premiership is a notable league, this player is available on FIFA therefore must be notable Seasider91 (talk) 22:09, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Leagues themselves do not confer notability onto their players. For example, the Humber Premier League is notable, but that doesn't mean players competing in it are. And what does availability on a video game have to do with Wikipedia notability? Mattythewhite (talk) 22:17, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - per nom, fails WP:FOOTY & WP:GNG having not played in a fully professional league or received significant media coverage. ★☆ DUCKISJAMMMY☆★ 04:59, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He is a starting player for a leading club in Northern Ireland thus merits an article.Hopefully common sense will prevail.Finnegas (talk) 15:33, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:NSPORTS and WP:GNG. J Mo 101 (talk) 13:25, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 18:07, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment He has played in the uefa champions leauge [1] for Linfield against Finnish opposition.Surely merits his inclusion? By the way of an aside if this article is deleted kept the same teatment will have to be received by the rest of players for LinfieldFinnegas (talk) 18:51, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Playing in the qualification rounds of European competition generally isn't considered notable. J Mo 101 (talk) 10:35, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This player has significant press coverage and has appeared in european competition, this player is surely notable as he is clearly professional.Seasider91 (talk) 23:26, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"Significant press coverage"; if this is true then could you highlight some of this? All the article has at the moment are three routine reports by the BBC and his club's website. Playing in European competition is irrelevant; it's not a fully pro league so does nothing to help the subject meet WP:NFOOTBALL. And can you support your assertion that the subject is "clearly professional"? Considering he competes in a semi-pro league it is far from obvious that he is "clearly professional". Not that it matters, since WP:NFOOTBALL is concerned with the professional status of leagues, not players. Mattythewhite (talk) 10:45, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to very reluctantly change my descion to *delete because try as I might can't find something to prove notability.Seasider91 (talk) 13:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTY. Coverage is routine. – Kosm1 fent 16:18, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTY. --Edgars2007 ^{(talk/contribs)} 11:06, 15 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note that the content of the article has been copied to User:Finnegas/sandbox without attribution. Monty ₈₄₅ 20:41, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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