[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia notability (was "Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies")

[Anthony]

On 4/12/07, Seraphim Blade <seraphimbladewikipedia at 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.
>
Why not?