Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Pridy


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The result was delete. Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:46, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Chris Pridy

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I am not sure whether this fails WP:NGRIDIRON or not. Criteria #1 states that the person has to appear in at least one regular or post season game. This person would pass criteria #1, since he has appeared in 2 Super Bowl games. However, this criteria applies to players and coaches. The Giants website says he is a coaching assistant, and not a coach. Does WP:NGRIDIRON apply to coaching assistants? MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 00:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete. As per the Giants' web site list of front office personnel (here), Pridy was not an "assistant coach" as asserted in the article.  Rather, he was a "coaching assistant" who, according to the sources I found, has duties including scheduling and assisting in video presentations.  Such a role does not qualify for notability under WP:NGRIDIRON.  Further, I am not finding significant, non-routine coverage of Pridy in multiple, reliable, and independent sources.  Accordingly, he does not appear to pass under WP:GNG. Cbl62 (talk) 13:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I question whether NGRIDIRON was ever intended to impart a presumption of notability to assistant coaches. The phenomenon of highly paid, high-profile coordinators is a modern one, and the coordinators will usually pass GNG in their own right.  Many of the second-tier assistant coaches were former players, and are presumed notable for those accomplishments.  There are plenty of assistants, however, who should be subjected to the GNG analysis, especially those from the pre-modern era.  Many, if not most, will not satisfy the general notability guidelines.  This is especially true since NGRIDIRON applies to the CFL and Arena League, not just the NFL.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 17:30, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean to suggest that assistant coaches get an automatic pass under NGRIDIRON. But all would agree, I think, that it doesn't apply to a "coaching assistant". Cbl62 (talk) 18:09, 6 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete "coaching assistant" is not the same as "assistant coach"--Paul McDonald (talk) 13:13, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - My interpretation of WP:NRIDIRON is that assistant coaches are not covered by appearing in one or more regular season games; this was intended to cover players and head coaches, and, if necessary, this should be clarified in the guideline. That said, there is insufficient significant coverage of the subject in multiple, independent, reliable sources to establish the subject's notability under the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 01:45, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete - Fails WP:NGRIDIRON, and I agree with Dirtlawyer1 that that guideline should be tweaked to be more specific (which I have just done - we'll see if it holds up).  Onel 5969  TT me 13:43, 13 October 2015 (UTC)


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