Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry Pravecek

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 delete. Mackensen (talk) 17:37, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Larry Pravecek

Non notable: text is correct, but this is his only remote claim to fame, which fails WP:BIO: 9 distinct Google hits Fram 09:19, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

• Delete, fails WP:BIO. --Coredesat talk 09:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete fails WP:BIO Nearly Headless Nick 09:47, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. JPD (talk) 10:28, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete what about the guy who re-fueled the helicopter that lifted the last part of the CN Tower into place? --Nscheffey^(T/C) 10:55, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Refuted: Larry Pravecek received newspaper coverage and was invited to attend the 30th anniversary of the CN Tower because he performed a famous task in its construction. Dajhorn 16:49, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy delete - nn, fails WP:BIO and qualify for CSD A7. --WinHunter ^(talk) 11:26, 27 June 2006 (U
  • Refuted: This article does not meet any of the eight general criteria for speedy delete. Dajhorn 16:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Refuted CSD A7: Unremarkable people do not get invitations from official agencies or full-page newspaper coverage. Dajhorn 17:00, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Sure they do, if its a slow news day. And it was. Maury 21:08, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep Larry Pravecek attracted a crowd at the 30th anniversary celebration and people were asking for his autographs. The task that Pravecek accomplished recieved significant local coverage, was technically difficult, and dangerous. Additionally, it is notably ironic that an American finished an important Canadian cultural icon using American equipment. Dajhorn 17:00, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
  • More rationale: The article likely meets WP:BIO for just the local coverage and interest in Toronto. The stub can be enhanced by discussing Pravecek's long career, his relationship with the Canadians that led to the ceremony invitation, the interesting story behind the Skycrane, or the cultural significance of his participation in the event. Using AfD to stomp on biographical stubs within a few hours of posting (because the topic returns too few Google hits) is shallow and hasty. Delete the article in a few months if it does not attract more interest. Dajhorn 17:49, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Shallow and hasty? What info could be added in the next couplpe of months to make this person more notable than he is now? Fram 19:59, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep, per Dajhorn. --TruthbringerToronto 16:50, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Keep, so very weak. I was prepared to say delete, but re-read WP:BIO just in case. It could be said that this fellow achieved "renown or notoriety for [his] involvement in newsworthy events" per WP:BIO (and it might be a real streeetttccchhh to say "widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field"). Agent 86 17:22, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per Nscheffey. --cholmes75 ^{(chit chat)} 20:05, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete for sanity, reason, and all things good. Maury 21:07, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Delete Even if he is notable, I don't see how an entire article can be written about him. —EdGl 21:29, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Wikipedia is not a biographical dictionary of anyone who once appeared on the local news. Might (I stress might) qualify for a single sentence in CN Tower. -- GWO
• Delete per GWO. Inner Earth 15:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

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