Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Matthew Smith (American Football Player)


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The result was   delete. —Tom Morris (talk) 12:38, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Matthew Smith (American Football Player)

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Does not meet notability criteria of WP:NGRIDIRON, as he has not played in a fully professional league. ... disco spinster   talk  00:27, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Doesn't pass either WP:NGRIDIRON or WP:NCOLLATH, and not finding significant coverage of the type needed to pass WP:GNG.  Willing to reconsider if additional coverage is found. Coverage must be especially widespread since he has apparently not yet even played at the college level.   Cbl62 (talk) 04:09, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete - Non-notable Canadian high school (or community league) and junior college football player. Does not satisfy the specific notability guidelines for either high school athletes per WP:NHSPHSATH or college jocks per WP:NCOLLATH.  Never signed with a pro team, so WP:NGRIDIRON does not apply, and there is nothing like significant coverage in multiple, independent, reliable sources to satisfy the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG.  Someone needs to explain the basics of Wikipedia notability concepts to the article creator.  This isn't even close.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 04:22, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete there are wiki worthy amateur athletes but not this one. Plus it is an autobiography. Postcard Cathy (talk)
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