Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Tomlin boxer

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 was delete. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:26, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John Tomlin boxer

John Tomlin boxer (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - (View log)

No sources, possibly autobiography esanchez, Camp Lazlo fan! 04:11, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

• Delete I don't see much chance of the subject being notable. CiaranG 12:35, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Vanity article failing WP:Bio and WP:N. Kai A. Simon 13:52, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete as above.--Rudjek 18:13, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
• IncludeAfter the 31st of January I will have more sources or at least more reliable. I also am trying to get permission of reprint an article from the Richmond Times on John Tomlin in the Flair section. I hope to get a respond from the Richmond Times later today. Also this is not an autobiography, I accidently put the title of the article when I was applying for a screename. This is also not a vanity article, it simply states fact of how John has done and also my opinion as well as Joe Lewis and Erick Easter's. If I recieve reprint from Richmond Times I will also have access to many more facts and information on John than when I wrote this article.Johntomlin 21:49, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

I have found an entire dialouge from an anouncer at the 2006 Virginia Junior Boxing Championship commenting on all of John Tomlin's matches and am currently seeking authorization of reprint form this source as well. Until then I implore that this article not be deleted. Furthermore, as for Encyclopedic format, in case you couldn't tell I am not an experienced writer nor journalists, I give speeches and local news reports for a living, not journalism despite my high school class. If anyone desires to edit the article so that the information is sperated from my opinions and those of Erick Easter and Joe Lewis please feel free to do so, it would be much appreciated.Johntomlin 21:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

• KEEP I just realized that you have to say keep when you want something to be kept, not include as I did before. Johntomlin 22:50, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
• KEEP forgot to bullet it...give me a break it's my first article and I'm 52, I dont speak the cyber language so I don't know how to bullet something. Did that explanation make any sense? Johntomlin 22:53, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
• Strong Delete - as above Onthisday 00:18, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Keep -I have just added another source from announcer Kevin Wilson on a play by play for John's match against Tim Haushalter in 2005 and am still seeking permission of reprint for the Richmond Time's article by Lawrence Latane III and the play by play for John's round against Sam Greene in 2006. This meets the requirement for resources and verification. As for encyclopedic format, this is my first article on Wikipedia and if anyone wants to edit it so that it has more suitable content or content arrangement please do so. BY THE BY, HOW DO YOU CHANGE YOUR SCREENAME, THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT AND I WANT IT TO BE Patricia_Brown Johntomlin 00:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
  • please note duplicate votes by the author. Onthisday 00:50, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete does not meet WP:Bio 22mon 01:19, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. --MPerel ^{( talk | contrib)} 09:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

• I thought that you had to place your vote every time you commented on this page, Onthiday, my mistake. Also, after reading the Wp:bio page, I was curious if you could include resources or rather verifying sources that you didn't use. I merely listed all the resources I used, though there are plenty more sources that could verify the information in John's biography.Johntomlin 20:57, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
• furthermore nobody has alerted me as to how I change my screename...this would be most appreciated. 20:59, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

• Ah nevermind I have found why this article should be deleted, and I personally agree. John maintains notability for his entry into boxing history for being the youngest competitor ever in a Middlweights division class to win a medal, but he will not national fame for his boxing fame until he earns a gold medal in the Virginia Junior Boxing Championships and moves on to the East Coast division championships, which would in turn break another record. I would like to ask if i can resubmit this article upon it's imminent deletion (so far i'm the only one who voted keep) if or rather when John wins a gold medal and earns national recognition as well as the proper signifigance for a Wikipedia article. Johntomlin 21:09, 25 January 2007 (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.