Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aaron Borg

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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 speedy delete Orderinchaos 12:15, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Aaron Borg

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A re-created speedy deleted article. The article is poorly sourced and is a vanity project. I am not convinced that a 16 year old kart racer meets notability guidelines. Mattinbgn/ talk 00:09, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

I do understand where you are coming from, however, this young karter is well-known throughout the Australian karting scene and is about to move into the Formula Renault UK Championship. This championship has had current Formula One drivers compete in it and coming from Australia, Aaron is going to be big news in both Australia and the UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.14.171.220 (talk • contribs)

  • Delete per nom. The argument "we should keep this because he will be notable soon" doesn't really hold water. Charlie 00:41, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - non-notable teenager, with no reliable sources. --Haemo 00:49, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete I don't think he has made enough of a stir yet; qualifying 6th at the National Championships? Not very impressive. We don't need obsessive coverage of a lesser sport like karting. Brianyoumans 01:01, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, not suitable for an encyclopedia at this stage of his career; needs to have won at a nationally recognised level (i.e. on free to air weekend sport TV programs). John Vandenberg 01:18, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, not currently notable (as already mentioned, 6th in national championships is best result). Future notability is possible but Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. An internet search reveals multiple mentions but the majority are either incidental (eg. lists of contestants) or press releases from the Aaron Borg website. Euryalus 01:22, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete for now. Is currently a long way short of the notability criteria. —Moondyne 01:24, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. The article is unsourced and as clear signs of conflict of interest such as references to I. A quick Google News Archive comes up with no references to him at all. [1]. Capitalistroadster 03:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Non notable. Page reads like an ad or a promo website. Orderinchaos 04:30, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete non-notable. I don't think karting.net can be used to establish wider notability of karting racers - it seems to be a primary source in this area. Even if it can be used to assert notability, it is the only source and he would need at least two.Garrie 04:51, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete Tagged with db-bio, clearly does not meet notability and as per nom it's a vanity project. Thewinchester (talk) 05:14, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, holy moly, vanity piece on a nn kid who races karts. Also, how many times is "Aaron Borg" spelled out in the opening paragraph? Lankiveil 10:56, 18 May 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.