Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Wallace (arena football)


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The result was Withdrawn by nominator. Niteshift36 (talk) 15:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * SK1: nomination withdrawn by nominator without any non-Keep !votes. The Bushranger One ping only 02:44, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Chris Wallace (arena football)

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Appears to fail WP:NSPORTS. Fairly undistinguished college career, followed by a gypsy career travelling around a lot of areana teams. He was signed by a couple of AFL teams, but I don't see any evidence that he actually played for any of them. Evidence exists that he played in Af2 games, which don't gt him past NSPORTS. Niteshift36 (talk) 12:28, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

It passes. He has played in parts of 3 seasons in the AFL. If you click where it says "stats at ArenaFan.com" in his infobox, it leads to evidence of his statistics in the Arena Football League. Since he has appeared in one AFL game he is eligable to have a page per [|Football Nobility]. DMC511 (talk) DMC511 (talk) 13:16, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * If ArenaFan was a reliable source, that might make a difference. But I'm far from convinced that it passes RS. It looks more like it is done mainly by fans and volunteers. I see the areana football prjoect seems to defend it vigorously (since nobody else covers the sport that much), but the question of its reliability has been raised before, getting mixed opinions.Niteshift36 (talk) 13:43, 16 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. As long as we are going to treat the AFL as a major league worthy of the same notability presumptions as the NFL or CFL, then we ought to use the recognized authority for stats--and that is undoubtedly arenafan.com.  To do otherwise would just undermine the accuracy and usefulness of the encyclopedia.  Beyond that, however, there's sufficient proof that he actually did play in AFL games.  Here, for example, are assorted sources relating to his brief 2011 stint with the New Orleans Voodoo, during which he actually started 2 games and won 1 at QB before being cut.  (Tough way to make a living.) --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd hesitate to say arenafan is "undoubtedly" a RS since the link I showed clearly shows that I'm not the only one with that doubt. The NOLA source, however, is undoubtedly a reliable source and it shows he actually played in an AFL game. So I'll withdraw the nomination. Niteshift36 (talk) 15:34, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
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