Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Laurie Adams
Articles should not be brought to AfD until a thorough  check has been undertaken. Now, due to the length of time that has passed since Adams played in the League, there are no available sources on the internet and only passing mentions in books. But without looking through local newspaper archives or football magazines from the time, we can't say for certain whether or not he was notable, and that's why I have declined to !vote one way or the other in this discussion. For all we know, Adams may have been the subject of newspaper articles purporting him to be the best up-and-coming footballer at the club. He may have made an impression on his debut with either a very good (or very bad!) performance. Until proof is given one way or the other I cannot, in good faith, support the deletion of this article. In the case of the other player you referred to earlier, Gavin Massey, it was shown that other coverage didn't exist - hence the article was deleted. In all honesty, it might well be the same here but until someone shows us different, I think there's a reasonable chance that there are sources out there somewhere. For what it's worth, I don't buy into the BLP1E argument either; that guideline is really to prevent misinformation being written about living people. I think that you really mean , which is subtly different as it is more about general notability rather than BLP policy
— User:BigDom, 13:14, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:BEFORE||WP:BIO1E (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion)