Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chance Myers

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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 keep. John254 00:09, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chance Myers

Chance Myers (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (delete) – (View log)

Contested PROD. Has not made an appearance in a fully professional league so fails WP:ATHLETE. robwingfield «T•C» 20:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

  • This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. robwingfield «T•C» 20:24, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - this player was the first overall pick in the MLS draft. He meets the WP:BIO requirement of external reliable sources [1][2][3][4]. It's a foregone conclusion that he is going to play - deleting it, then recreating it in 17 days (the Wizards have their first game on March 29) is pointless busy work. --B (talk) 22:08, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per above. Notable as draft pick and even if not it's overly pedantic to delete it now just in case he somehow never gets a chance to play in two weeks. JJL (talk) 22:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. —Pixelface (talk) 23:06, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - the first overall pick in any American major league sport is going to receive far and away enough media coverage to meet WP:BIO. WP:ATHLETE is subordinate to WP:BIO, so it really doesn't matter. matt91486 (talk) 23:45, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep - B, it would be great if you could the add the sourcing you're referencing in all these Afd discussions to the actual articles. It's not enough for those of us throwing their weight behind 'Keep' to know that these players are notable and that they satisfy WP:ATHLETE - their articles need to demonstrate notability, and a few of them are lacking in that regard without these external sources. Mlaffs (talk) 05:27, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep per B. Maxamegalon2000 17:25, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment: While WP:ATHLETE is often cited as an exclusive reason for deletion, reading the section heading at Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Additional criteria is instructional. quote Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included. Waving around WP:ATHLETE criteria as if notability established in normal ways (non-trivial coverage in multiple reputable sources) can be ignored is simply bad for the project. Neier (talk) 22:31, 13 March 2008 (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.