Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Faaeteete

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The result was Delete ---- Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 21:19, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David Faaeteete

Fails WP:ATHLETE: has not played in a professional game; see also WP:CRYSTAL. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 19:08, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Possible hoax: one reference fails to produce any hits on this name. Apparent player for Oregon Ducks, did not play in 2007 Sun Bowl. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 19:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I don't think it's a hoax cnnsi link, chicago tribune link, but I don't know if he's notable, either. The thing is that there are a lot of these guys that have been signed as free agents post draft by NFL teams, and a lot of them have had Wikipedia pages created for them. It's true, however, that a large percentage of them will either be cut before they play in an actual game or will be forever signed to the team's practice squad and will never see a real game that way, either. I'm genuinely unsure as to notability issues regarding these guys. Rnb (talk) 19:28, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete due to a lack of sources establishing notability.--CastAStone /^{/₵₳$↑₳}^{₴₮ʘ№€} 20:04, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete unless citations from reliable sources are added to comply with the verifiability policy. Stifle (talk) 18:36, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 19:57, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - obviously not a hoax article. He was a star defensive tackle for Oregon and meets WP:BIO as he played at the highest amateur level and there are reliable sources of information. The Oregon newspaper even did a series of stories on him following his career. NFL players are inherently notable. This one is obvious. -B (talk) 02:55, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: NFL players are not considered notable per WP:ATHLETE until they have actually played in a pro game. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 20:29, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: Precisely. The criterion is not "playing at highest amateur level", it is "playing at highest level in amateur sport", which does not include amateurs in professional sports (as is this case). - Nabla (talk) 17:55, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Just as an aside, this guy has already been cut from the Chicago Bears. Rnb (talk) 18:54, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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