Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Smith (referee)


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The result was   keep. Mgm|(talk) 11:21, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

George Smith (referee)

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Referees aren't notable in the same was athletes are, so WP:ATHLETE doesn't apply, otherwise non-notable.  MBisanz  talk 05:30, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment - When WP: Articles for deletion/Stefan Grun (2nd nomination) was proposed (as you would know as you closed it), they said the simple fact that he was a referee in a major league made him notable. I think that line of reasoning is weak, but whatever is the convention. 98.212.129.124 (talk) 06:56, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:07, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. I can agree that referees are not "as notable" as players, but officiating World Cup matches (Smith was the main referee in Austria-Czechoslovakia ) is pretty much the pinnacle of what a referee can ever be assigned to. I don't think there is any reason for assuming that the 1990 referees are less notable than the referees of the 2006 event, whose referee articles are very comprehensive. Sjakkalle (Check!)  09:33, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 01:04, 30 April 2009 (UTC)


 * 1) Weak Keep Nothing really left to put in there, so he really has no notability, since it was so long ago, nothing really left to add that can be added. Renaissancee (talk) 01:59, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If you don't think the subject is notable, why do you think the article should be kept? —Emufarmers(T/C) 07:38, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) Keep This is just about the most notable thing a referee can do. Other referees with similar notability seemed to have be kept --ScribbleStick (talk) 05:48, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep 22 Player + subs. 1 refereee. The world cup is the top level for soccer. Being picked for that is a notable honour. Duffbeerforme (talk) 11:24, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
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