Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anton Reid

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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 Delete. Carlossuarez46 00:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anton Reid

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Not quite A7, but worth considering for deletion. What do you think? Seems to be covered in WP:RS, but WP:NOT#NEWS and WP:NOT#MEMORIAL. h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 11:23, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep - AS per weatherman90's comment. A little respect in some posters answer would be nice too please. gazderry 21:50, 24 August 2007 (UTC)— Gazderry (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
  • Delete. I regret to say, not notable for anything he had done during his life, nor for anything particularly exceptional in his death. Had he lived he may have become notable but that's just speculation. Sam Blacketer 11:35, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude 11:39, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. WP:NN. --Evb-wiki 11:45, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Never played a game in a fully professional league (WP:BIO). Number 57 11:54, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
Comment: Never even signed a professional contract. --Badmotorfinger 15:38, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - a couple of sensationalistic news articles don't make you notable.--Svetovid 12:23, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - There's actually 61 news articles on his death on Google News. Weatherman90 13:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete It was a one-day news story of no lasting interest to people who did not know him. Dominictimms 14:34, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. At best, redirect to an appropriate article about similar types of deaths, such as List of sportspeople who have died during their playing career. Eliz81(talk)(contribs) 15:05, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. If the article didn't exist before death, one has to wonder what this person is 'notable' for.Ryoung122 15:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete non-notable before death, even less notable now. This line just about sums it up "His idols were Rio Ferdinand and Ledley King and he really wanted to be a big name a long with them, some say he had the talent to do just that but now we will never know.". Ditto for about 100,000 young footballers too... Lugnuts 15:34, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. His death is tragic, but not notable. --Badmotorfinger 15:38, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, as per Sam Blacketer - fchd 17:49, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Maybe not quite A7, but it still does not meet WP:BIO from what I can tell. Burntsauce 18:30, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. I don't think an article on this lad is warranted, but it would be nice if some people here could express their opinions without being crass and disrespectful. However non-notable Reid was, he was probably more notable than anyone listed on this page. Bretonbanquet 22:05, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Reid's death is a regrettable personal tragedy for his loved ones and a loss for his mates and team. However, it isn't a notable event and shouldn't be covered in this project. My condolences to those affected by his loss. --Ssbohio 23:12, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, per WP:RECENT, death does not make a non-notable person notable. Jdcooper 23:22, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per all of the aboves. Speedy Close since it's heading for a unanimous WP:SNOW delete.--JForget 23:29, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, article reads like it was written by a friend on the team. This death is tragic and regretable, but commonplace, and not noteworthy Joshcating 17:18, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy deleteSad circumstances but clearly news and not notable. --Malcolmxl5 20:36, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. News stories, even one-day news stories, do make someone notable. Academic Challenger 02:11, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep It reached the news, therefore it must be notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.184.117.101 (talk) 21:37, August 27, 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.