Deletion of Stephen King (soccer)

Comment: No part of  applies, especially when the season begins in a matter of days. If he hasn't played in a month or two re-nominate it
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:CRYSTAL)

Comment: While  is often cited as an exclusive reason for deletion, reading the section heading at Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Additional criteria is instructional.  ''quote'' '''Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included'''.  Waving around  criteria as if notability established in normal ways (non-trivial coverage in multiple reputable sources) can be ignored is simply bad for the project
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE||WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: As noted by Angelo above, in ," The spirit of the rule trumps the letter of the rule. The common purpose of building a free encyclopedia trumps both. If this common purpose is better served by ignoring the letter of a particular rule, then that rule should perhaps be ignored. (See also Wikipedia:The rules are principles.)" I think, in the spirit of commen sense at least, we should at least wait until after the first game of the season on Saturday. If he fails to play in that game, I will agree with deletion under , and the page can be re-created when he does
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means (WP:WIARM||WP:BIO)