Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Julius Davies


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The result was   keep -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 22:13, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

Julius Davies

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Contested PROD. Concern was ''Article about a footballer who has not played in a professional league game. He fails WP:NFOOTBALL criteria.'' PROD was contested on the grounds that Mr. Davies had signe for Melbourne Victory FC. This is insuficient to establish notability. Until he plays a match for Melbourne or another fully pro club, he fails WP:NSPORT. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:43, 25 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:43, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 21:54, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per sources below which show he meets WP:GNG. They need adding to the article, however, to make notability more obvious. GiantSnowman 09:50, 26 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - Until he makes his debut for the club, the article fails per WP:NFOOTBALL. Bobby122   Contact Me   (C)  21:56, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per the sources presented.


 * Keep: One look through the first pages of Google shows a number of articles mentioning him:
 * Sydney Morning Herald
 * Daily Telegraph
 * AllAfrica.Com
 * The Age
 * The Age
 * The Age
 * Sydney Morning Herald
 * Sydney Morning Herald.
 * These references occur over a multiple year period and more easily exist. Appears to meet WP:GNG. --LauraHale (talk) 22:06, 25 January 2012 (UTC)

&mdash;Jenks24 (talk) 22:31, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Australia's list of Australia-related deletions. --LauraHale (talk) 22:10, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. Agree with Laura that Davies meets the GNG. Examples of significant coverage include (and apologies for any overlap with Laura's sources):
 * 1) "Davies' incredible journey from refugee camps to top of the world". The Sydney Morning Herald.
 * 2) "Julius Davies – the boy with no country". The Daily Telegraph.
 * 3) "Teen seeks club stint on way to Socceroos eligibility". The Sydney Morning Herald.
 * 4) "Perth Glory chasing Bayern Munich whizkid Julius Davies". Yahoo!7.
 * 5) "Australia Keen On Born Bayern Munich Youngster". AllAfrica.com.
 * 6) "Victory signs Davies until season's end". The Canberra Times.
 * 7) "Davies could still end up a Socceroo". The Canberra Times.
 * 8) "All-Australian?". The Sydney Morning Herald. (scroll down a little)
 * 9) "Julius Doe Davies Eyes The A-League". Australian FourFourTwo.


 * Keep - more than meets the requirements of WP:GNG, judging by the long newspaper articles about him. Sionk (talk) 23:09, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - perlists given above SatuSuro 02:20, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - as nominator. Given the sources above, the subject meets WP:GNG. Sir Sputnik (talk) 16:03, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
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