Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashley Burns (2nd nomination)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was DELETE. — JIP | Talk 06:41, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ashley Burns

Previous discussion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ashley Burns

This is a non-notable event, and is effectively a memorial page. It caused no legislation to be enacted, and there were no other long-term ramifications to cheerleading. MSJapan 19:14, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

• I've moved this misplaced afd nomination from the article's talk page, after User:MSJapan re-tagged the page afd several times (still pointing at the first discussion). In case it's not already clear, no opinion on deletion from me.—Cryptic (talk) 15:19, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
• Neutral - Maybe no legislation was enacted, but it's kind of hard to legislate cheerleading anyway, and I think this incident did bring a renewed focus on safety in high school cheerleading across the country. --Cyde Weys _vote^talk 15:46, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - Sad news that got some media attention but the person Ashley Burns is not a notable person except for her unfortunate death. Some parts pertaining to the circumstances of her accident could go to cheerleading if it is not already mentioned there.--Kalsermar 18:09, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
• Wikipedia is not a memorial. If there is something to be saved from this, it should go into some "dangers of cheerleading" section. If the cheerleading project is including something about "cheerleading stereotypes," it should be able to include the essence of the Burns article. Tearful delete and hopeful merge. B.Wind 22:05, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete I hate to delete these, but this really should be here. --Pboyd04 02:39, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nom and Pboyd04. — mark ✎ 11:30, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, I just can't bring myself to deleting an article on a subject such as this. If we delete this article I think we should delete JonBenét Ramsey and other articles. These kinds of articles brings much needed awareness to safety issues. If you Google her name, 1,900,000 results come up, and this got much publicity on news websites and networks, so she was fairly noteworthy. Plus, my cousin's name is Ashley Burns, but just disregard that. Эйрон Кинни 00:23, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Um. 1.9 million? I only see 704 hits. —Cryptic (talk) 07:25, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
    • I got 1 770 000... --Thorri 22:38, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
      • Because that's a search for every page that has both Ashley and Burns on it, somewhere. Almost none refer to this person, instead going to pages like these. —Cryptic (talk) 16:06, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete or merge with cheerleading. Not notable enough for a whole article. I disagree with the suggestion that we make an exception for "helpful" articles. Wikipedia isn't a platform for issuing safety warnings, raising awareness of specific issues, or otherwise malipulating information. Articles should be judged on their encyclopedic merit, not by their putative effect on the public good. Bhumiya 04:03, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.