On Dec 7, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > Being signed for a big team isn't a big deal if you never play for > them - there are plenty of players that are just there because they > need someone as backup to the backups if lots of people end up > injured. Those players aren't particularly notable. The "must have > played competitively" clause is there to stop those players being > included. So, the player in question isn't automatically notable by > virtue of having been signed by Man U. However, he probably is notable > independently of that due to the media coverage he has got. The > specific notability guidelines for certain professions, etc., say "X > is notable if ..." they do not say "X is notable if and only if ...". > You can be an athlete and qualify for notability for some reason other > than those mentioned on WP:ATHLETE.
I agree, but we have so Taylorized our deletion process that such subtleties are fantastically lost on the regulars. Have a look at the relevant DRV - it's a completely shocking mess of ignoring the specifics in favor of an automatic hard line. -Phil _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
