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 keep. There appears to be consensus that the current sourcing is sufficient to establish notability. Girth Summit _(blether) 13:01, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Simon Becher (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Not enough coverage to pass WP:GNG. ––FormalDude (talk) 06:40, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep - young professional player with ongoing career, and certainly there is coverage out there, such as this and this and this (all from a very quick Google search). GiantSnowman 21:07, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - I made this page because he made his professional debut and I have added some reliable sources. Freefalling660 (talk) 21:27, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  Hi, please note it's significant coverage and not the professional debut that makes someone notable enough to have a Wikipedia article. It does look as though he's notable. MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk) 21:47, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails GNG and has a lack of sigcov. NEsoccerjournal - paywalled which makes it difficult to tell if it's sigcov. Theprovince.com - a whole two paragraphs in a transfer story and a mention in a match report. Dougal18 (talk) 13:28, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• I think being named Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year would pass WP:NCOLLATH, which states (emphasis added): College athletes and coaches are notable if they have been the subject of non-trivial media coverage beyond merely a repeating of their statistics, mentions in game summaries, or other WP:ROUTINE coverage. Examples would include head coaches, well-known assistant coaches, or players who: 1. Have won a national award (such as those listed in Template:College Football Awards or the equivalent in another sport) BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:26, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • This (p2) from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is probably SIGCOV. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:30, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • I also found Simon Becher Drafted by Vancouver at 16th Overall from Arch City Media which may count as SIGCOV. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:32, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, clearly passes GNG per above.--Ortizesp (talk) 19:35, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:39, 19 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - I agree with Dougal18 that the article appears to fail WP:GNG. The article from The Province on his signing is much more about the Whitecaps scouting/drafting process than it is about Becher. The Post-Dispatch article isn't really in-depth and cover collegiate athletics. The NE Soccer Journal and Arch City Media pieces are fairly routine signing announcements. I suspect SIGCOV will be available if his career continues on the same trajectory, but for now it's WP:TOOSOON. Jogurney (talk) 17:26, 25 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:54, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - Per GiantSnowman, Freefalling660, and Ortiesp. I also found 5 and 6 among many many more sources. Young player with ongoing career in fully pro Major League Soccer team and has already scored for them. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 16:37, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Keep. I'd say the all the sources listed above, when combined, are enough for a weak GNG pass. BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:25, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. First round draft pick and professional at MLS level. In addition to sources by GiantSnowman there is this Baltimore Sun piece from last week. Has significant coverage and we can expect additional coverage for this active professional player. --Mvqr (talk) 11:44, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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