Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Grella


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. —  Aitias  // discussion 11:18, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Mike Grella

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No appearances in professional competition, although his is a professional sport. Fails WP:ATHLETE and principles established at WP:FOOTY. Kevin McE (talk) 11:23, 17 January 2009 (UTC)


 * This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. Kevin McE (talk) 11:31, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails notability test at WP:Athlete. Camw (talk) 12:04, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Has not yet played professionally; article may be re-created when this changes. Baileypalblue (talk) 12:22, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:34, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 12:34, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Wouldn t Kris Joseph similarly fail notability, another 'American college athlete' Mayumashu (talk) 22:32, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment. No, of course not. Many previous AfDs have shown that parochial sports such as Basketball and American Football have far lower notability standards than sports played by hundreds of millions of people. Phil Bridger (talk) 00:48, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - fails soccer notability guidelines per WP:ATHLETE and WP:FOOTY. --JonBroxton (talk) 06:26, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Despite being selected by Toronto FC in the 3rd round the recent draft, this player is on trial at Leeds, and is a long-shot to play in the near future in Toronto. I'd think that any of the three 1st round draft picks would be notable (given that all have won various awards), however I don't think that is the case here. Recreate if part of the line-up in March. Nfitz (talk) 19:29, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, despite the incorrect rationale provided in the nomination. Football is not a professional sport — football is competed at both the professional and amateur level. Failing to meet the standards of WP:ATHLETE or, particularly, a project-level sub-guideline, are not sufficient grounds for deletion. However, I do not see any evidence in the article that he has been the subject of multiple published secondary source material, nor do I see any evidence through a web search that said material exists. As such, the article does fail the notability standards at WP:BIO, which are appropriate grounds for deletion. Mlaffs (talk) 05:32, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:ATHLETE. GiantSnowman 17:26, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


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