Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allan Whitwell

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 Speedy keep on withdrawal of nomination.Capitalistroadster 05:51, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Allan Whitwell

Article is a biography that does not conform to WP:BIO N. Harmon 16:24, 27 May 2006 (UTC) I would like to withdraw this as an article for deletion. N. Harmon 19:53, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

• Speedy delete as a non-notable biography. (aeropagitica)  (talk)  16:30, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, following BillC's cleanup.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  23:25, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Strongest possible keep and complete rewrite Obviously, as this article stands now, it's a mess (although obviously written by one of his students, which is very sweet). However, the last phrase (which I'm typing correctly) is that he was a "silver medalist rower." This is true. A quick Google search of "Allan Whitwell" shows that said claim is true- THIS MAN WAS AN OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST. In fact, he's even listed at Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Thus, Allan Whitwell obviously deserves an article; if not enough information can be found about him, then Allan Whitwell should be a redirect to the above Olympics article. But, considering he passes any possible notability criteria, the article should definitely not be deleted without at least becomming a redirect. -- Kicking222 17:16, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
  • It appears I was somewhat overzealous in recommending the article be deleted on the basis of notability. N. Harmon 17:22, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Well, I can't say you shouldn't have done a Google search, but I certainly can't blame you. The article as it stands is completely garbage (although, as I already stated, sweet). -- Kicking222 17:30, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I have now tidied it up. --BillC 17:45, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep for being an Olympian, and speedy keep if the first delete voters will agree. --Rob 17:48, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, following BillC's cleanup. Middenface 17:49, 27 May 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.