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The result was keep. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:01, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Roy Mbaeteka[edit]

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Fails WP:Notability (people) for sports. Relies on a single source of a signing, but this does not signify importance. Debartolo2917 (talk) 06:02, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, American football, and Nigeria. Shellwood (talk) 07:28, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify Not currently notable, but it's not out of the question that Mbaeteka becomes notable in the coming months. Best, GPL93 (talk) 11:32, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

*Draftify Not notable as of now. They've yet to play an NFL game and they're only on the practice squad. The article mentions them having not played football in high school or college football either, as does this article by the NY Giants. While there is some coverage of him based off his story, it's more of a feel good story that will, frankly, be quickly forgotten if he never takes a snap in the NFL. As GPL93 said, he may still become notable in the coming months, but he'll have to make the roster first. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:14, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, Beaniefan11 has changed my mind.Hey man im josh (talk) 19:40, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment A lot of these recent creations should probably be moved to draft. GPL93 (talk) 12:19, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. @Hey man im josh: @GPL93: Passes the general notability guideline with "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject," see the following articles which discuss Mbaeteka "directly and in detail, so that no original research is needed to extract the content,": this full-page long article from Newsday; this from Daily News; this from NorthJersey.com; this from SB Nation; this from USA Today; this from the New York Daily News; and this from the New York Post. BeanieFan11 (talk) 14:53, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The SB Nation and the USA Today are from blogs (Giants wire is not standard USA Today), and event then all of the coverage is about his signing/training camp. I feel that this borders on coverage for one event so I personally just don't see notability standards being met. GPL93 (talk) 14:59, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per BeanieFan11 subject meets WP:GNG. There are multiple reliable (non-blog) sources. WP:BLP1E is for people who are "likely to remain, a low-profile individual". Joining an NFL team is very likely to generate additional coverage in the future regarding him. W 42 15:33, 30 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep or Draftify There are several sources of significant coverage but the timespan of them are only a few months. Alvaldi (talk) 10:15, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - plenty of coverage to meet GNG and not a BLP1E issue. Rlendog (talk) 16:33, 1 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets WP:GNG and WP:BASIC, per BeanieFan11's sources. Ejgreen77 (talk) 06:11, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep. BeanieFan11's sources seem adequate. I'm a little convinced by both sides, given GPL's comment above, but I'm coming right in the middle to weak keep due to sources provided, and the likelihood of this subject signing with an NFL team. SPF121188 ^{(talk this way)} ^(contribs) 20:50, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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