Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maximillion Cooper

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. W.marsh 15:08, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maximillion Cooper

Nominated with merging this page in mind, I have attempted to merge this page but it ended up being reverted without a reason. My reason is does not assert notability other then the Gumball 3000 event which he is solely known for. Moosato Cowabata 11:43, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

• Keep. He is known for founding the rally, and has received quite a bit of coverage for doing so. The man is a relentless self-promoter, as a Google search quickly indicates, but this is not a spammy article. --Dhartung | Talk 06:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
• Keep it needs to be worked on, and needs sourcing but I think he should have an article separate from Gumball. Ridernyc 20:30, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Comment, this is not to delete but to merge to Gumball 3000 as he is only known just for the event and that is it. Plus I seen numerous edits such as band members who are not famous other than being a particular group being merged into that associated page such as reality TV contestants, that is why I am suggesting a merge to speed things up, not a deletion. Moosato Cowabata 21:48, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

• Weak merge agree with nominator that Cooper is solely known for the event itself as how that current edit appears to be, otherwise it needs to be extensively written. Willirennen 23:21, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Further comment on the other hand, there is plenty of notable people who are notable for just one thing, such as one of numerous Land Speed Record holders. As I said, the only problem with this is it needs further expansion, plus some of the bits from his page such as how he founded the company that led to the event, could be moved into the Gumball 3000 page, but would leave it to very little context. Furthermore, googling his name, I found this link which proves there is more than this current edit to be written about him, such as his education at St. Martins College, his stint as a racing driver. Willirennen 15:16, 9 November 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.