Deletion of Hattrick (2nd nomination)

Comment: how times change; previously speedily kept on the grounds of "lots of people play it." If that was something special, then someone, somewhere in the gaming media, would have given it some critical attention. Examining the references, some links no longer work, some are unreliable (an open wiki), none are independent (thus failing  guidelines.) I'm prepared to change my opinion if someone can link to third-party coverage
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: The "it has x google hits, so its a keep" violates 
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:BIG)

Comment: Not having independent sources isn't grounds for an AfD, its grounds for adding a template seeking some.  This passed its previous AfD not because "lots of people play it", but because "due to an Alexa rank just outside the top thousand, 800,000 registered users, millions of Google hits, thousands of inbound links, multiple related forums and fansites and several dozen third-party add-ins" it easily passed .  Nothing's changed since, except another 150,000 users
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:WEB)

Comment: As per nominator. If someone can show reliable third party sources talking about this game, then I'll gladly withdraw. Otherwise, this patent violation of 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)