Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashleigh Connor
Yes, the W-League isn't fully professional, so Connor doesn't meet  (though it is absurd that someone who plays one minute in the fourth tier of English men's football is automatically notable, while professional players in the W-League aren't because not every player in the league is professional). In any case, it's abundantly clear that Connor passes GNG, having received significant coverage in independent reliable sources. See for example http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/promising-soccer-star-dies-in-car-accident-20110721-1hqzt.html ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/stingrays-star-ashleigh-connor-dies-in-car-accident-on-lonely-road/2234355.aspx ''Illawarra Mercury'', http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-22/tributes-flow-for-soccer-star-killed-in-car-crash/2806208/?site=illawarra ABC to name a few. But these are all related to her death, what about ? Well see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-10-11/mariners-women-triumph-to-go-top/1098762 ABC, http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/118727,brisbane-book-sydney-date.aspx Australian FourFourTwo, http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=2425 Sports Australia, http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/sport/general/young-matildas-beat-myanmar/856681.aspx ''The Examiner'', http://www.sportsaustralia.com/articles/news.php?id=6465 SportsAustralia, http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/116759,central-coast-too-hot-for-reds.aspx Australian FourFourTwo, http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/117248,hotshot-heyman-the-hero.aspx Australian FourFourTwo, http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Ashleigh+Connor&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=0&clsPage=1&docID=NCH0910125B14A45MJJM ''Newcastle Herald'', http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Ashleigh+Connor&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=0&clsPage=1&docID=SMH091012EI5DE2FAN42 ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', all of which are from before her death. Also note that the article was not just created as a result of her death, but has existed since 2009, and that there is a :de:Ashleigh Connor|German article on Connor and it's common knowledge that de.wiki takes a much tougher stance on notability than en.wiki
— User:Jenks24, 13:51, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NFOOTY||WP:BIO1E (Wikipedia:Notability)