Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rory McArdle

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 on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was KEEP. — JIP | Talk 14:07, 1 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Rory McArdle

Another possible candidate for speedy/A7. Groeck 04:28, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Just added a context tag, with an edit summary inviting the orig auth to add some. The sentence seems to refer to a sports figure, loaned out to another team? paul klenk ^talk 04:39, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: appears to be an Irish soccer player. -- Kjkolb 05:07, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Clearly asserts that he is a footballer. Please don't list articles that need cleaning up and expanding here. Grace Note 06:49, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry, I did not know that being a footballer asserts notability. One lives and learns. Groeck 13:45, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - It doesn't (or rather, isn't). But being a professional footballer in a major league probably is an assertion of notability.—enceph alon 11:23, 29 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Another comment - I don't see how this article passes WP:BIO, especially Athletes who are widely known, widely acclaimed, or highly successful in their sport. I'll stick with delete. Groeck 15:34, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

- That needs to be looked at because it is out of line with practice which is that any professional sportsman will be kept. CalJW 15:49, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep He's played professional league football and under-19 international football. CalJW 07:35, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep professional football player. Kappa 16:11, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and expand. Professional football player. Andrew pmk | Talk 17:36, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete, but willing to be persuaded otherwise. How notable is under-19 "international" football? Covered in major media like the FIFA World Cup, or ignored like an international spelling bee? After verifiability is satisfied, this will be at the edge of WP:BIO importance for living athletes. No indication that he would meet the criterion for non-living people after he dies. "Any professional sportsman will be kept" is not policy and is not a standard practice here; it's just an opinion which some voters use as personal voting policy. Barno 19:32, 23 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Which professional sportsmen have been deleted recently? CalJW 05:39, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and expand. Professional sportsmen are notable enough. Shauri 13:07, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Has appeared in the professional league system in England. Sam Vimes 18:41, 25 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as above comment ··gracefool |☺ 15:32, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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 an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.