Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lewis Macleod (footballer)
I'm widely seen as a deletionist when it comes to borderline players (I don't see myself as one, but others would put me in that camp). But even I think some of the rationales above are extreme. While I wouldn't go as far as to come off the fence and say that the player is notable, people who have argued delete need to have a long, hard think about the reasons they are giving. Some are suggesting that we ''completely'' disregard reliable match reports, appearances in televised games, and playing in front of tens of thousands of people as factors to at least ''consider'' when deciding if a player meets the GNG. I can see the argument for deletion, but not on those grounds.If we're seriously looking at deletion, I would actually be more comfortable with an |IAR delete. It could be argued that deleting the minority of Rangers players who haven't played in a "fully-pro" league but ''might'' meet the GNG is preferable to opening ourselves up to allegations of pro-Rangers bias, and/or the floodgate to creations of non-notable players who have played at the same level of football. Perhaps for those reasons keeping this article is more trouble than its worth. But under the standards adhered to by some delete !voters above, a significant percentage of Football League players would not meet the GNG &ndash; a far larger percentage than I believe don't merit full-blown articles
— User:WaitingForConnection, 09:47, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:IAR (Wikipedia:Ignore all rules)