Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohd Zaidi Napiah


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 17:52, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Mohd Zaidi Napiah

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Malaysian football is professional (barely: it's about to become semi-pro again). All that I have found about this guy is that he did play for Kelantan FA. But it's one brief mention in a match preview. We can't verify know for how long he played and for who else he played. Therefore, while he technically passes WP:ATH, he fails WP:BIO so substantially that it is not possible to write a verified article anything longer than one vague sentence "...was a Malaysian footballer who played for Kelantan FA". The presumption of notability created by passing WP:ATH should therefore be rebutted. Mkativerata (talk) 21:55, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
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 * Keep does pass WP:ATHLETE, as nominator states, and therefore is considered notable. GiantSnowman 18:59, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes I understand he meets WP:ATH but these are guidelines. This is what the article would have to say to be strictly accurate on the one tiny source that we have:
 * "Mohd Zaidi Napiah is or was a footballer who played for Kelantan FA in Malaysia, and possibly played for other clubs."
 * That's why we need sources and common sense as well as guidelines. --Mkativerata (talk) 20:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete after further consideration, as there are no sources to prove that the player in question has actually played in a fully-professional league - simply being on the roster is not enough to pass WP:ATHLETE. GiantSnowman 21:51, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Also played for Perak. Eliteimp (talk) 10:34, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Cmt: That ref only shows he was registered with Perak, not that he played for them.-- Club Oranje T 11:41, 5 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete as failing both notability guidelines and verifiability unless reliable sources can be found to confirm he actually played for a team that meets the requirements of WP:ATH. --Jezebel's Ponyo shhh  19:36, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as failing WP:V. Unless someone can find a source that actually states that he played for a professional team, rather than just being registered for them, possibly meeting WP:ATH is meaningless. Alzarian16 (talk) 01:25, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
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