Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karl Gannon

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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 04:52, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Karl Gannon

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Recreation of previously speedy deletion of non-notable biography. UtherSRG (talk) 19:51, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep. Meets WP:NOTE, assuming the clubs he played for were indeed "fully professional", as I expect they are. The article does need expansion and referencing, of course. PKT (talk) 20:17, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, meets and frankly far exceeds the notability standards of WP:SPORT. Played in the top level of Irish football. Set a goal scoring record in the First Division (which I gather was actually the second level of Irish football, but still notable). --Stormie (talk) 06:35, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:11, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. How on earth did this get speedied when it already stated that this player played for the most successful club in Irish footballing history? Well exceeds the requirements of WP:BIO. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Comment I think the reason is that the article gave an impression that Gannon barely broke into the top football level in Ireland. On top of that, Shamrock Rovers are not well known in the world. The article could have been more explicit about notability. PKT 16:04, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per PKT et al. I've tagged and stubbed it. Bearian 17:14, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - what on earth is this doing in AfD? The man made two appearances for the single most successful and notable team in Ireland. Therefore his notability should be unquestioned. Ref (chew)(do) 17:33, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Played at the top level in ROI. пﮟოьεԻ 57 13:30, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Played at professional level in Ireland. Jonesy702 18:55, 1 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.