Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe O'Connor (footballer)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete‎. "I believe there's enough coverage" is an argument to avoid in AfD debates. Ignoring these !votes, there is consensus that this currently doesn't pass GNG. As there is no indication when this might change, I see no good reason to draftify. If and when this meets GNG in future, the current article can be restored by any admin. Randykitty (talk) 09:07, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Joe O'Connor (footballer)

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A web search finds passing mentions but no WP:SIGCOV. The article fails WP:GNG. Robby.is.on (talk) 09:06, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Robby.is.on (talk) 09:06, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople and England. Shellwood (talk) 09:45, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:45, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found please ping me. Giant Snowman 09:17, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I believe there's enough coverage.KatoKungLee (talk) 15:14, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Would you mind sharing, @KatoKungLee:? Robby.is.on (talk) 21:05, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Per KatoKungLee. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 15:45, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~Redirect to Exeter City F.C. as it's simply WP:TOOSOON for this young talented player. He has many very favourable mentions in various local newspapers (see ProQuest). It's just a shame to lose all the work that already went into this article. If he does get his big break someday (or just more focused coverage as an Exeter City player), maybe we could get the article refunded as draft. Cielquiparle (talk) 18:17, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Per KatoKungLee.--Echetus Xe 14:15, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify, player just made debut in team that gets high coverage.--Ortizesp (talk) 05:07, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Changed my !vote above to redirect to Exeter City F.C.. By redirecting, we preserve the page history which can easily be recovered if/when Joe O'Connor's career takes off and there is enough significant coverage for a standalone Wikipedia article. But as promising as he is...I'm not convinced this will happen in the next six months, so instead of kicking the can down the road by draftifying...why not just redirect for now. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:01, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris ^talk! 20:18, 28 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect or delete. GNG coverage has not been established. JoelleJay (talk) 20:56, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.