Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Karani

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The result was keep. Fenix down (talk) 21:54, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Karani[edit]

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Does not meet WP:BLPPROD requirement of articles containing "no sources in any form". However, it does not meet the requirement of "All BLPs must have at least one source that supports at least one statement made about the person in the article". The only reference listed is dead. Snowycats (talk) 17:16, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Snowycats (talk) 17:16, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Snowycats (talk) 17:16, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Snowycats (talk) 17:16, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Current footballer who passes WP:NFOOTY. Plays for Swope Park Rangers in the USL Championship, which is listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Fully professional leagues. No doubt the article needs improving, though. R96Skinner (talk) 17:28, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep the article, the Article really need improving. Also merging the article could be a good option.Forest90 (talk) 17:47, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - meets WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Merging inappropriate - at which article and where? Giant Snowman 13:02, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - although the nominator is incorrect in claiming that there are no sources which verify the information in the article, it is about a soccer player who has only played a few matches in the USL Championship, and with a club that is an outlier in terms of lack of attendance and is simply a "B" team for its MLS affiliate (e.g., [1] and [2]). There is no significant coverage of this soccer player in online sources (everything is routine match reports or signing announcements). While the article may appear to narrowly pass WP:NFOOTBALL, it comprehensively fails WP:GNG so it fails the spirit of NFOOTBALL. Jogurney (talk) 14:33, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That argument is usually reserved for players whose professional careers are or have ended, not an 18 year old at the beginning. Giant Snowman 08:15, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per GiantSnowman and passes WP:NFOOTY and subject is a 18 year old and is currently playing.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 19:04, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - passes WP:NFOOTY. As multiple other !voters have stated the subject is relativly young and still playing. Inter&anthro (talk) 23:06, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete "young and still playing" is not a reason to keep an article about an individual. Any "news" article I can find online seems to be either transactional data or put out by the club itself and therefore not being a third party article. I see a failure of the general notability guideline. As a 15-year resident of the Kansas City area, I'm shocked to learn that there is something called the "Swope Park Rangers" who are a soccer team. After a little research, I learned that the Kansas City Star calls the team a "development team for Sporting Kansas City." They aren't even notable in their own market.--Paul McDonald (talk) 03:26, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The subject meets WP:NFOOTBALL, as others have said. The nominator does not seem aware of the requirements to perform all steps of WP:BEFORE. RebeccaGreen (talk) 20:28, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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