Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe Pearson (fighter)

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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 13:24, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Pearson (fighter)

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While he does pass

WP:GNG. His coverage is mainly through routine sporting report. Pearson has not fought in over 4 years and is in his 40s, the chances of him meeting GNG are highly unlikely. ♡RAFAEL♡(talk) 20:40, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 21:09, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Weak Keep; Though he hasn't fought in four years, and the coverage does seem routine, that doesn't preclude
    WP:GNG, and don't forget that notability isn't temporary. I do understand the premise for the AfD, but I think this should stay. Spf121188 (talk) 17:23, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply
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If all the coverage is routine, how does he pass
WP:ILIKEIT. Papaursa (talk) 20:47, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply
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not temporary. Spf121188 (talk) 21:04, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply
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The first reference seems to be promoting his "fight coming up next Friday" and that "if you are anywhere in driving distance ... go out and support Pearson". It also says if you want more information about Pearson you should contact the article's author. Hard to see that as independent and neutral. The second reference is a one sentence mention of a fight result where he was knocked out 20 seconds into the fight. The third source mentions him in a list of "50 Random MMA Facts You Never Knew" for winning 22 fights by triangle choke. I'd call that independent, but not significant. The question isn't about whether notability is temporary, it's whether he was ever WP notable. Papaursa (talk) 01:33, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pearson never was
WP:MMABIO but now that he's essentially retired it's important to go through his coverage to see if he meets GNG, to which he does not. ♡RAFAEL♡(talk) 10:30, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply
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