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Delete a quick review of online sources yields very little and not really enough to surpass
WP:GNG in my view.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 21:26, 12 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment. Here are some sources that appear to reflect significant coverage:
here,
here,
here and
here.
Cbl62 (
talk) 21:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)reply
In addition to the four articles cited above, there is coverage in ESPN.com (e.g.,
here), USA Today (
here), Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (
here plus a dozen more available for pay on newslibrary.com), more from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (
here,
here, and
here), and lots of articles from his hometown paper the Uniontown Herald-Standard which are available for pay on newslibrary.com.
Cbl62 (
talk) 15:20, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete Insufficient notability. News coverage found by
Cbl62 is all from the same publication, which would indicate that his notability is only local. caknuck°needs to be running more often 09:51, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Yes, it points to local only... but such feature articles also could point toward further coverage in other sources that have yet to be found. My initial review didn't turn these (an admitted "quick review" so that's not suprising). The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a weekly circulation of 170,000+ and a Sunday circulation of 310,000+. Hardly a "local" paper. Further, these are not "sports blogs" but apparently the company spent money on actual ink and paper to publish. I'm ready to go Neutral for now and would like to see more.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 12:42, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep. Too many delete voters have not taken the time to check for sources. Fields is a clear
WP:GNG pass with abundant significant coverage in multiple reliable news sources, including major metropolitan dailies such as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as well as national sources such as
ESPN.com and USA Today. This is in addition to a whole lot of local coverage in his local hometown newspaper The Herald-Standard. I suggest this be re-listed to allow folks to review newly-found sources.
Cbl62 (
talk) 15:25, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:39, 15 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment there's
WP:MILL coverage of many college football players that don't have articles.
WP:NGRIDIRON should be the standard. There's no claim that he meets that, and no claim of unusual notability compared to other college football players.
Power~enwiki (
talk) 05:11, 17 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Response but
WP:NGRIDIRON is not the standard, it's one of several guidelines--another being
WP:GNG. NGRIDIRON is "inclusionary" not "exclusionary", meaning that there are several paths to notability.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 10:08, 17 August 2017 (UTC)reply
I think you're incorrect as to both the spirit of
WP:GNG and how it's generally applied at AfD. It is well-acknowledged that topics covered in local news will sometimes not meet GNG. Local news coverage is almost all that we have here. The national coverage appears to be entirely related to his dismissal from the Pitt team, which can't contribute to his notability as a football player, and likely falls under
WP:BLP1E.
Power~enwiki (
talk) 03:51, 19 August 2017 (UTC)reply
While small-town newspapers count least in a GNG assessment and national outlets count most, major metropolitan dailies like the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette get significant weight as well. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the oldest big city newspaper in the USA (publishing since 1786) and has received six Pulitzer Prizes since 1938 -- this is not some barely-significant, small-town newspaper.
Cbl62 (
talk) 04:15, 19 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Agree with Cbl62, and would add that even if all significant coverage came from his dismissal from the team (which I don't believe to be true), that would still qualify based on
WP:GNG.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 16:07, 19 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep Passes
WP:GNG per above. That's sufficient regardless of the subject-specific guidelines.
Smartyllama (
talk) 17:07, 18 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, J947(
c) (
m) 04:38, 22 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Weak keep - Some decent coverage by reliable sources. Scrapes past
WP:GNG.
Jdcomix (
talk) 11:12, 22 August 2017 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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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.
Delete a quick review of online sources yields very little and not really enough to surpass
WP:GNG in my view.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 21:26, 12 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment. Here are some sources that appear to reflect significant coverage:
here,
here,
here and
here.
Cbl62 (
talk) 21:43, 13 August 2017 (UTC)reply
In addition to the four articles cited above, there is coverage in ESPN.com (e.g.,
here), USA Today (
here), Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (
here plus a dozen more available for pay on newslibrary.com), more from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (
here,
here, and
here), and lots of articles from his hometown paper the Uniontown Herald-Standard which are available for pay on newslibrary.com.
Cbl62 (
talk) 15:20, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete Insufficient notability. News coverage found by
Cbl62 is all from the same publication, which would indicate that his notability is only local. caknuck°needs to be running more often 09:51, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Yes, it points to local only... but such feature articles also could point toward further coverage in other sources that have yet to be found. My initial review didn't turn these (an admitted "quick review" so that's not suprising). The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a weekly circulation of 170,000+ and a Sunday circulation of 310,000+. Hardly a "local" paper. Further, these are not "sports blogs" but apparently the company spent money on actual ink and paper to publish. I'm ready to go Neutral for now and would like to see more.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 12:42, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep. Too many delete voters have not taken the time to check for sources. Fields is a clear
WP:GNG pass with abundant significant coverage in multiple reliable news sources, including major metropolitan dailies such as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as well as national sources such as
ESPN.com and USA Today. This is in addition to a whole lot of local coverage in his local hometown newspaper The Herald-Standard. I suggest this be re-listed to allow folks to review newly-found sources.
Cbl62 (
talk) 15:25, 14 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:39, 15 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Comment there's
WP:MILL coverage of many college football players that don't have articles.
WP:NGRIDIRON should be the standard. There's no claim that he meets that, and no claim of unusual notability compared to other college football players.
Power~enwiki (
talk) 05:11, 17 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Response but
WP:NGRIDIRON is not the standard, it's one of several guidelines--another being
WP:GNG. NGRIDIRON is "inclusionary" not "exclusionary", meaning that there are several paths to notability.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 10:08, 17 August 2017 (UTC)reply
I think you're incorrect as to both the spirit of
WP:GNG and how it's generally applied at AfD. It is well-acknowledged that topics covered in local news will sometimes not meet GNG. Local news coverage is almost all that we have here. The national coverage appears to be entirely related to his dismissal from the Pitt team, which can't contribute to his notability as a football player, and likely falls under
WP:BLP1E.
Power~enwiki (
talk) 03:51, 19 August 2017 (UTC)reply
While small-town newspapers count least in a GNG assessment and national outlets count most, major metropolitan dailies like the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette get significant weight as well. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the oldest big city newspaper in the USA (publishing since 1786) and has received six Pulitzer Prizes since 1938 -- this is not some barely-significant, small-town newspaper.
Cbl62 (
talk) 04:15, 19 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Agree with Cbl62, and would add that even if all significant coverage came from his dismissal from the team (which I don't believe to be true), that would still qualify based on
WP:GNG.--
Paul McDonald (
talk) 16:07, 19 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep Passes
WP:GNG per above. That's sufficient regardless of the subject-specific guidelines.
Smartyllama (
talk) 17:07, 18 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, J947(
c) (
m) 04:38, 22 August 2017 (UTC)reply
Weak keep - Some decent coverage by reliable sources. Scrapes past
WP:GNG.
Jdcomix (
talk) 11:12, 22 August 2017 (UTC)reply
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