Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tafari Smith

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was delete. The community came to a consensus in March that international and professional caps alone do not confer notability and WP:NFOOTY was deprecated. Based on that, I disregarded the comment by Zanoni and Das osmnezz, which attempts to LOCALCONSENSUS around the community's decision. I also disregarded the comment from NemesisAT, which does not attempt to advance an argument as to how Smith is notable. Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 09:06, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tafari Smith

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Fails WP:GNG and lacks WP:SIGCOV. HeinzMaster (talk) 22:31, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Football, and Caribbean. HeinzMaster (talk) 22:31, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep User has nominated ~25 articles for deletion in ~20 minutes. Imposisble that a WP:BEFORE was done for each, and the nominations appear to be in bad faith. NemesisAT (talk) 22:41, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 21:00, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - has clearly decided all players that play for national teams he does not feel confer notability are those which should be deleted. The usual revisionism and elitism around notability in sports. Capped 20 times internationally with ongoing career Zanoni (talk) 08:16, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found please ping me. Giant Snowman 15:12, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Per NemesisAT and Zanoni. In addition, he is a young international capped player with an ongoing career. I look at the other sports WikiProjects and they don't nearly have an article deleted per day, let alone 30. Article may need improvement, but definitely not deletion. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 21:13, 28 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:GNG due to lack of significant coverage. There is no significant coverage in the article and none has been presented here. This is a modern day athlete from a English speaking country during the golden age of the internet so if there were sources they should be easily accessible. The closing admin should note that per WP:NSPORTS, all athletes must pass GNG, no matter their age, number of caps or if they have an ongoing career.

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, PhantomSteve/talk¦contribs\ 19:00, 2 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, in line with my !votes on similar nominations; fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTSCRIT #5, and procedural reasons are insufficient justification to keep. Editors who wish to keep this article need to provide examples of significant coverage from independent and reliable sources. As for the number of caps, there is a broad community consensus against presuming notability on such a basis. BilledMammal (talk) 14:54, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Article lacks evidence of SIGCOV as required by NSPORTS and GNG. –dlthewave ☎ 03:53, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[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.