Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pat Simonds


 * 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   no consensus. Yes, Eagles, Narthring and Jimmy are right in their arguments - and I might have agreed with them had I voted. But with respect to this AfD, I find no consensus for a delete vote, assuming good faith on the ip vote...   Wifione    .......  Leave a message  13:45, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Pat Simonds

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Fails WP:ATH, never played professionally, does not meet WP:GNG either.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:41, 16 October 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions.  --  Eagles   24/7   (C)  21:42, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete. If he gets picked up by another team and plays, the article can be recreated, but right now his career is not notable. Jimmy Pitt   talk  22:01, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Looks like he's definitely cleared the bar on WP:GNG to me, there's a lot of articles that come up just in the "news" link above--granted, some regional and local coverage but some national coverage as well. While he's certainly not getting the "Free pass" that WP:ATHLETE grants, there's enough other sources and coverage here to warrant an article.--Paul McDonald (talk) 03:27, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I didn't locate sources that would pass WP:GNG.  If some were brought forward I would change my !vote.  Narthring (talk  • contribs) 16:05, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Moreover, national wire reports of Colgate results generally include his name and statistics. He received a fair amount of attention as a potentially draftable FCS star. These reports increased greatly with his Shrine game selection and workouts preceding the NFL draft. There is a fairly extensive profile of his ability at http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1635212, along with many discussions of his draft status elsewhere. This does not include local or regional reports of his achievements, which are quite prevalent and detailed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.44.27.66 (talk) 16:23, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Clearly meets general notabliliy guidelines. He is a two time Patriot League first team receiver,a Sporting News third team FCS All-America, and was selected to the 2010 East-West Shrine Game (which has its own article). Both his senior season total of 14 receiving touchdowns and 28 career touchdowns rank second among Patriot League players.
 * Getting invited to the East-West Shrine Game (considered second to the Senior Bowl) does not make him notable. CBS Sports has a draft profile on almost every senior in the nation, so this, too, does not make him notable.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * National news wires reporting his statistics do not improve his notability, see number 4 here. Narthring (talk • contribs) 21:02, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
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