Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A p valentine

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 keep. John254 02:35, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A p valentine

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Don't believe that this horse is notable enough. Could be wrong. - Ta bu shi da yu 02:26, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. (Can a horse fail WP:BIO?) Shalom ^Hello 03:05, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep Neeeeeigh, Shalom, he has been featured in articles for Sports Illustrated[1] and the Chicago Sun-Times[2], plus a number of other Google news hits. Been in the big competitions too, like Preakness. Sorry to whinny and stomp my hooves, but I think this passes WP:HORSE WP:BIO for now. ~Eliz81^(C) 03:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
• Speedy, Strongest Keep. This horse won a Grade I Stakes - the easiest, most straightforward claim to notability for a racehorse. And not just any GI, either...he won the Champagne), which is arguably the most prestigious 2 year old race in the US outside of the Breeders Cup (in which he was the favorite). The article needs serious cleanup though and should be renamed A P Valentine - the P is caps. Smashville 03:29, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
• Keep if cleaned up: Smashville, you have made a defensible case for notability. If you or another will change the article enough to reflect that notability, I'll support keeping. Alba 04:29, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

The article already makes that claim, though. When I get a chance today, I'll work on cleaning it up. Smashville 12:18, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

It should be noted that this article was renamed to A P valentine. ffm 12:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

And I renamed it again to the proper caps...A P Valentine. Smashville 15:54, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Superlative work. Keep. Alba 17:06, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

• Comment: Finished rewriting the article. I think it's pretty properly referenced and notability is established. Smashville 19:03, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
• Keep. Impressive work Smashville. I'll give you a barnstar if I were more devoted to the field of horses but it is not my place to do so. Maybe we should have notability guidelines for animals.--Lenticel ^(talk) 23:30, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

• Keep References seem good now, but notability should still be shortly assessed directly in the lead of the article. SyG 08:51, 22 September 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.