Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James Baird (footballer)

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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. This entry satisfies WP:BIO. NAHID 15:03, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] James Baird (footballer)

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It is apparent that the article was written by the subject. It is about a footballer that appears to have failed to make the grade at any club he has joined. There is no element of notability about this subject at all, unless the mere fact of being a pro-sportsman makes you notable which is palpably ridiculous. Paste (talk) 16:03, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Neutral. If he actually played for the first team at Alloa Athletic or Stenhousemuir F. C., he _does_ pass WP:BIO ("Competitors and coaches who have competed in a fully professional league"), although I agree that the article needs a rewrite. However, it's quite possible he was only in the reserves - in default of references proving otherwise, I see no reason for the article not to be deleted. Tevildo (talk) 19:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
    • For reference, neither of those teams plays in a fully professional league.... ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:07, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep. I was tending towards delete, as I could find no evidence that he had played first team football in Scotland, but the league he plays in in Trinidad & Tobago[1] appears to be professional, and he has played first team football there, so he passes WP:BIO. The information in the article all appears to be true - if the result is Keep, I'll be happy to add refs.--Michig (talk) 20:03, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per above, though perhaps this version is about as long as it will ever get. Whitstable (talk) 20:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. What is this doing at AfD? He has played in a fully professional league, so flies through WP:BIO. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:27, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 21:07, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep T&T's top division appears to be professional, so he meets WP:BIO criteria (has played in a fully-professional league). пﮟოьεԻ 57 21:32, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, looks notable to me.-h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 21:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, T&T league defiently notable. Sunderland06  22:09, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Appears notable enough. --Sharkface217 22:20, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- -- pb30<talk> 07:07, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Well, Baird does pass WP:BIO. Masterpiece2000 (talk) 10:43, 30 December 2007 (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.