Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ali Bin Nasser

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 no consensus. Spinning Spark 11:23, 11 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ali Bin Nasser

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"Famous" for just one event. damiens.rf 15:52, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A football player who played a single game in the World Cup would generally be considered to meet the WP:ATHLETE inclusion standards. Does the same apply to a referee who officiates a single game in the World Cup? Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 16:27, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, see WP:NFOOTY. Mentoz86 (talk) 16:42, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, not notable. TV | talk 18:27, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)#"Hand of God" goal. Redirects are cheap. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:04, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - passes WP:NFOOTY, as he has officiated in the FIFA World Cup. Mentoz86 (talk) 16:42, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 21:01, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - fails WP:GNG. Please don't forget that GNG trumps NFOOTBALL. GiantSnowman 21:02, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, it seems to me that the football-projects is the only projects that got this interpretation of WP:NSPORT. Besides, what's the point of even having referees included in a notability guideline if we are going to delete the article about the referee that officiated the most memorable match in the FIFA World Cup. This is only guessing, but I believe that this referee got a lot of media attention in 1986, even though it's impossible to find online sources. Mentoz86 (talk) 16:28, 31 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  - This interpretation of WP:NSPORT is only used by the football project for certain articles. I have never seen that project's regulars pile on to support deletion of a British footballer or official, or one from a major European footballing nation, who meets WP:NFOOTBALL, but such behaviour is the norm when it comes to non-Europeans. At best this could be described as systemic bias, but some might consider it racism. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:28, 5 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 19:04, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 19:04, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as a participant in the World Cup. ArtVandelay13 (talk) 21:48, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Meets NSPORTS and meets GNG (even with only online sources – check the news and books links above). The fact that the majority of this coverage is due to one decision he made is irrelevant. Jenks24 (talk) 07:01, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 19:45, 3 November 2012 (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.