The result was delete. Sandstein 18:49, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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There was a guy named Pierce who played four games at guard during the 1920 Chicago Tigers season. Sources disagree as to who this Pierce was.
I created the article 12 years ago based on Pro-Football-Reference.com's assertion that it was "Dick." That assertion has now been called into doubt, and so we cannot verify whether or not WP:NGRIDIRON actually applies. Further, and after 12 years, my searches have failed to turn up WP:SIGCOV that would satisfy WP:GNG. Accordingly, it's time for this one to go. At least until the mystery is solved, an entry at List of National Football League players with unidentified given names would be the better place for this.
As there has been previous discussion of this, I am pinging the participants in that discussion. @ BeanieFan11: @ Natg 19: @ 109.255.211.6: Cbl62 ( talk) 17:19, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
players and head coaches are presumed notable if they: Have appeared in at least one regular season or post-season game in any one of the following professional leagues: ... National Football LeagueAnd I read in NSPORT in bold:
The article should provide reliable sources showing that the subject meets the general notability guideline or the sport specific criteria set forth below.That's an or. And if that's "not a valid reason," then consider me !voting on IAR grounds, as I think deleting NFL player articles do not at all improve the encyclopedia. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:35, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
The result was delete. Sandstein 18:49, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
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There was a guy named Pierce who played four games at guard during the 1920 Chicago Tigers season. Sources disagree as to who this Pierce was.
I created the article 12 years ago based on Pro-Football-Reference.com's assertion that it was "Dick." That assertion has now been called into doubt, and so we cannot verify whether or not WP:NGRIDIRON actually applies. Further, and after 12 years, my searches have failed to turn up WP:SIGCOV that would satisfy WP:GNG. Accordingly, it's time for this one to go. At least until the mystery is solved, an entry at List of National Football League players with unidentified given names would be the better place for this.
As there has been previous discussion of this, I am pinging the participants in that discussion. @ BeanieFan11: @ Natg 19: @ 109.255.211.6: Cbl62 ( talk) 17:19, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
players and head coaches are presumed notable if they: Have appeared in at least one regular season or post-season game in any one of the following professional leagues: ... National Football LeagueAnd I read in NSPORT in bold:
The article should provide reliable sources showing that the subject meets the general notability guideline or the sport specific criteria set forth below.That's an or. And if that's "not a valid reason," then consider me !voting on IAR grounds, as I think deleting NFL player articles do not at all improve the encyclopedia. BeanieFan11 ( talk) 21:35, 28 February 2022 (UTC)