Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arlington Success

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The result was delete. Nfitz comment by their own admission doesn't support GNG, rather it seems to cement the view that the individual has received passing mention in match reports bit nothing of any real substance. Fenix down (talk) 20:11, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Arlington Success

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During a WP:BEFORE search I really struggled to find anything other than the usual databases, which merely list him as a referee. The only mention in a newspaper appears to be this [1], which is painfully brief. He does not appear to have ever been notable. Appears to fail WP:GNG. Spiderone 16:57, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 16:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 16:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete a non-notable football referee.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:11, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 17:32, 12 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I'm concerned by this nomination, User:Spiderone. What kind of BEFORE check did you do for this referee from the previous century? In a very quick Proquest search, I find ProQuest 433015888, an 1996 newspaper article showing that he refereed in the 1996 A-League, a 1997 article ProQuest 247528437 about the 1997 USISL A-League, and also 1993 articles like ProQuest 243283778 saying that he was also the referee for the famous Canadian Canada men's national soccer team#1990s 2-1 victory over El Salvador in the final round of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification. Elsewhere I find a report he refereed in the final round of the 1992 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Meanwhile, I also failed to find ANY Antiguan media sources from that time period to even check! Nfitz (talk) 06:26, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

None of those sources focus on him as an individual. A referee is not notable just for being name checked in match reports for matches that they have officiated. Spiderone 08:21, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hence the comment, rather than an opinion, User:Spiderone. But the question was, given there are easy to find newspaper articles, and the very unique name, but you didn't find them. How did you do the Before search? I'm particularly concerned given that I've not located any Caribbean archives - and I fear that this may be an example of WP:BIAS and WP:RECENTISM. Nfitz (talk) 19:34, 19 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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