Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American professional soccer players abroad
I don't feel strongly whether this article stays or goes, but I do hope that whatever decision is made is based on correct facts and correct interpretations of wiki policies and guidelines, and not based on mistaken assumptions. In that vein, I'd like to make a few points. First, the fact that the article had no references at the time of deletion nomination is not a correct basis to delete; per , the correct standard is whether sources exist, not whether they are present in the article. In any case, I have added a few references. Second, several folks have claimed that this topic does not have significant coverage. That is not so. I have added references from eight sources. Many US soccer media outlets report on Americans abroad quite prominently, and for at least one source, this topic is their ''exclusive'' focus. Third, nobody has explained what is "arbitrary" or "questionable" about the inclusion criteria. The criteria for inclusion, as explained in the article, is that the players are (1) Americans, and (2) playing soccer professionally abroad. I'm not sure what other inclusion criteria people are proposing. Fourth, the presence of some errors, per , is not a valid reason for deletion, esp where the nominator himself has been demonstrated to have been inaccurate in attempting to point out the claimed inaccuracies. Relatedly, the complaint about non-professional leagues being included has been fixed. It took all of 10 minutes. Not a valid reason for deletion
— User:Barryjjoyce, 02:45, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:NEXIST||WP:RUBBISH (Wikipedia:Notability)