Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vadaine Oliver

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. J04n(talk page) 18:48, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Vadaine Oliver[edit]

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Contested PROD. Concern was Article about a footballer who fails WP:GNG and who has not played in a fully pro league. PROD was contested by an IP without providing a reason. Sir Sputnik (talk) 18:23, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Although he appears to be a professional footballer, he's never played in a fully pro league so he fails WP:NFOOTY. I can't see anything other than routine coverage in the media so he doesn't meet the broader criteria of WP:GNG, either. Dricherby (talk) 18:57, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:20, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He shouldnt be deleted he plays for a premier conference team lincoln city unsigned comment added to the talk page by 87.112.137.143 (talk); copied here by Dricherby (talk) 21:19, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- That's exactly why he should be deleted - the Conference National is not a fully professional league..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 15:06, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- I think we need a clearer statement in WP:FOOTYN on the application of the criteria in UK: which leagues provide notability for players and which for clubs. This may mean that we get fewer Football AFDs. Peterkingiron (talk) 11:27, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Guidelines for clubs are a bit vague but I don't see a great number of club articles coming up for AfD. The guidelines for players seem perfectly clear: point 2 of WP:NFOOTY requires playing in a fully professional league and links to Wikiproject:Football's list of qualifying leagues in each country. I would suggest that the reason so many football player articles come to AfD is not because the guidelines are unclear but because people create player articles without reading them. Dricherby (talk) 12:25, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 12:54, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - never played in a fully pro league or represented his country at senior level, which means the article fails WP:NFOOTY. Also fails WP:GNG due to lack of coverage in reliable sources. Mentoz86 (talk) 12:56, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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