On 4/13/07, Anthony wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
On 4/12/07, Seraphim Blade seraphimbladewikipedia@gmail.com wrote:
Generally, backup players don't get a ton of coverage unless they really do end up -playing-, and even then the coverage tends to be trivial except in unusual situations. Name-drops and newspaper space filler is pretty poor sourcing. If that's all there is, we shouldn't have that article.
Trivial mentions usually don't give much information to base an article on, but in the right circumstances, it can be an excellent aid in determining notability. Example: Even if John Doe has no article written specifically about him. If some article mentions he was the first to climb Mount Everest, his notability is established, despite the fact he may have had a one line-mention in a 2000 word article.
Mgm