Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sam Hewson

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. - Mailer Diablo 05:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sam Hewson

Young footballer who has never played professional football, thus failing WP:BIO criteria for sportspeople. Punkmorten 22:33, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. Cain Mosni 14:46, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, Deville (Talk) 23:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment. I thought it would be good to obtain more feedback on this, as I'm not entirely clear myself on where exactly WP:BIO should draw the line here. My feeling is that the fifth condition in WP:BIO would qualify this player, after looking at Manchester United F.C. Academy. Please comment further on this. --- Deville (Talk) 23:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Comment My initial response still stands. He is only a reserve listee. He has not yet been a member of the first team, not even as a sub, as far as I can see. (I'm not in the least interested in football. I'm basing this only on the content of the article as presented.) I'm guessing there are very few people who feel moved to comment on a minor participant in a quirky game in this tiny unregarded island. Cain Mosni 01:12, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

• See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Crossley (footballer) for a similar case. Punkmorten 21:03, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Has never played football at the highest level. Many players will attend the Man U academy and make no impact on the professional game. If he gets to play in whatever the League Cup is called this year I may change my mind. Catchpole 21:58, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep professional soccer player. Kappa 09:45, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete has not yet played in a fully professional league as per WP:BIO. When (if) he does, then the article can be re-created - fchd 11:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. – Elisson • Talk 13:39, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - being a 'professional soccer player' doesn't cut it to meet WP:BIO; you also need to have played in a 'fully professional league' (or at least be in the squad for such a league). He hasn't. BlueValour 16:06, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete without prejudice against recreation if he becomes a full-fledged professional player. Qwghlm 17:04, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I don't care, just delete David 17:05, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

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.