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Hi Matty, I wanted to ask your advice on something. I see you have ran, maintained and made a cracking article out of Richard Brodie. But how did you manage to get the article remain? I created Anthony Church yesterday, it's looking a bit shabby and I haven't really had to much time to go back and pull stuff up from the net accept the essentials. However per expected the page has already been nominated for deletion as Church, like Brodie hasn't played in a professional league. The reason I decided to make the page was when I read he was an England C team international during the 2009-10 season, like Brodie. One annoying bee in the bonnet as to speak I have with Wikipedia's guidelines is the notability mallarkey when it comes to Conference players, in my eyes if your a professional footballer in the Conference (Church) then that should be enough to earn notability. I can understand if it was Conference North/South and beyond, however I don't want to start working against people I just feel that maybe the Conference should be classed with the Premier League /Football League where players with professional contracts are concerned. I haven't checked but I also assumed that maybe England C caps would boost there chances of notability. The annoying thing is how do you stake a claim for a case and get the article's notable? On the deletion talk page of Church, I have mentioned similarities to Brodie, and despite Brodie being contracted to a Football League team, both players have played there highest football in the Conference, and both are England C internationals. Your input and advice would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks Footballgy (talk) 15:37, 6 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there MATTY, VASCO "here",

understood all the points you were trying to convey, hence will abide by from now on (must you must agree with me, how many TOTTENHAMs are there that we can't just write TOTTENHAM in the box/chart to make it (more) compressed?)

Last item: the spacings after DEF'ORT, i was just trying to separate contents in some way, to make it more "cosy" when people edited. I will comply too on that if i've been "wrongdoing".

Cheers (is there any unluckier team than England as its EURO 2012 debut is nearing? I doubt it) --Vasco Amaral (talk) 14:33, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• No, not all that worried with Portugal (plus this guy!) either, and C.Ronaldo is not exactly my cup of tea, as both a player and an individual. Keep it up! --Vasco Amaral (talk) 15:23, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In updating an article for UD Sousense I have come across 3 young Portuguese players that do not appear to be notable:

• Luís Capela
• Fábio Gabriel
• André Paiva

Kind regards League Octopus (League Octopus 14:55, 13 June 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Please PROD. Thanks. League Octopus (League Octopus 15:07, 13 June 2012 (UTC)).[reply]

Hi. In all items from players who worked for selections autonomous, was inserted into the infobox. We let him also in the Pepe Reina? Thanks. Marcospace (Marcospace, 16 June 2012 (UTC)).

No it wasn't, thanks for the catch. I almost hope he signs for Chelsea now just to spite them. (Oh, but he's "signed" for them already. Huh. Britmax (talk) 20:34, 17 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Matty, I created those 5 pages and understand the issues and agree re deletion. I've saved what was there so can easily recreate when they pass the criteria. So, delete when you like :) Cjwilky (talk) 02:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi there Matty the White, WP:LEAD states that The lead should be able to stand alone as a concise overview. It should define the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is interesting or notable, and summarize the most important points—including any prominent controversies.

• The Mario Balotelli (Early life) section states (According to Law 91 of 5 February 1992, Balotelli had to wait until his 18th birthday to request Italian citizenship, as the Balotellis had not adopted him, and he officially gained citizenship on 13 August 2008.) So prior to 13 August 2008, Mario Balotelli was and is still a Ghanaian citizen (has a Ghanaian passport) from the day he was born in accordance with the "Law Persons Born on or after 24/9/79—Constitution 1979, subsection Citizenship by birth in or outside Ghana and by descent of the Ghanaian nationality law" but was not an Italian citizen in accordance with the "Law 91 of 5 February 1992 of the Italian nationality law" before he was Naturalized and then finally gained an Italian passport and could play for the Italy national football team on 13 August 2008, his 18th Birthday "as a Adult". The Mario Balotelli (Early life) section also states (Mario Balotelli was born in Palermo, Sicily, to Ghanaian immigrants (which means both of Mario Barwuah "Balotelli" parents are both Ghanaian citizens and ethnically Ghanaians from the Ghanaian ethnic group Akan people, and that also his parents are not ethnically Italians and not Italian citizens) Thomas and Rose Barwuah. The family moved to Bagnolo Mella in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, shortly after he was born. As an infant, he had life-threatening complications with his intestines which led to a series of operations, although his condition had improved by 1992. Mario's health problems and the family's cramped living conditions meant the Barwuahs decided to ask for the help of social services who recommended that he be fostered (Mario Balotelli was not fostered).

• The Mario Balotelli (International career) section states (Balotelli was unable to answer call-ups to the Italian national under-15 and under-17 teams as he was still considered to be a Ghanaian immigrant (a Ghanaian citizen in accordance with the Ghanaian nationality law and not an Italian citizen in accordance with the Italian nationality law) and further (On 7 August 2007, five days before his 17th birthday, Balotelli received his first senior International call-up for Ghana national football team from their then coach Claude Le Roy for a friendly against Senegal national football team at the New Den stadium in London, England, on 21 August 2007. He declined the offer citing once again his willingness to play for Italy when he became "eligible" (as Balotelli was a Ghanaian and with a Ghanaian passport and with Ghanaian parents as he was not "adopted" by the Balotellis). He also stated his willingness to represent Italy at international level once he acquired an Italian passport (since he was technically a Ghanaian with a Ghanaian passport.)

• The Mario Balotelli (International career) section then states (Italy U-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi stated his intention to call up Balotelli once he obtained Italian citizenship. On 13 August 2008 (Almost just Four "4" years ago from 20 June 2012 until 13 August 2012), Balotelli was "finally" given Italian citizenship "an Italian passport".

• Matty the White, whether you want to deny that Mario Barwuah is a Ghanaian citizen and ethnically Ghanaian and that Mario Barwuah Balotelli was only "Naturalized" as an Italian citizen despite still being born Italy and given an Italian passport at the age of 18 years old (a Adult) due to the Italy immigration law which is known to discriminate against Immigrants especially African immigrants in Italy and that Mario Barwuah Balotelli is not ethnically or "Half" Italian but ethnically "Full" Ghanaian does seem suspiciously "racist" and "inferior" of people of Black people-African people ethnicity. Matty the White, I have witnessed you in the past do exactly the same "inferiority" of "Ghana national football team" football players who were born outside of Ghana to both ethnically full Ghanaian parents, such as Albert Adomah who was born in England to both full ethnically Ghanaian parents and plays for the Ghana national football team, also Jeffrey Schlupp who was born in Germany to both full ethnically Ghanaian parents and plays for the Ghana national football team, and specifically Emmanuel Frimpong who was born in Ghana's second biggest city Kumasi to both full ethnically Ghanaian parents and plays for the Ghana national football, but is currently injured, when you had removed the sentence "Ghanaian footballer" from these international and ethnically Ghanaian footballers Wikipedia article lead sections. I see racism and inferiority in these type of nationality revisions of ethnically Ghanaian "Black African" football players. Please it would be hepful for readers of Wikipedia article's if you could possibly tone down on these type of revisions on ethnically Ghanaian professional footballers (soccer players) so that when people that read the articles of these ethnically Ghanaian and Ghanaian citizens footballers could have the correct ethnicity and citizenship (nationality before/after being Naturalized as a citizen of another country) knowledge on the players as mentioned in WP:LEAD. My best regards. MarkMysoe (talk) 03:56, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On 22 June 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article York City F.C. league record by opponent, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that York City have recorded more league victories against Rochdale than against any other club, having beaten them 43 times from 100 attempts? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/York City F.C. league record by opponent. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:03, 22 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the whole shebang except for Samvel Petrosyan. Per the last 2 !votes it needs a separate nomination which you are free to file at your convenience. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:38, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C. - addressed points. ⇒TAP 18:14, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Done. ⇒TAP 19:08, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Finally, could you take a look at Template:Did you know nominations/Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C. if you have time? Thanks! ⇒TAP 19:24, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, added. ⇒TAP 19:45, 26 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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