Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mikael Hopkins

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The result of the debate was delete. Mailer Diablo 07:05, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mikael Hopkins

This is a very long memorial, but having read it, the claim with the most significance is "He was particularly renowned for his annual Free House Box Social that would take place each year on the couple’s wedding anniversary (30th March)" which doesn't cut it in my book. Ruby 04:43, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Delete per nominator. --Kinu 04:50, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

• Delete this article appears to be about a human who lived for a number of years and did various things during that time which no one but his family and friends need know about. --Fuhghettaboutit 06:18, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nominator. --Walter Görlitz 07:01, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. His one claim to fame apparently was that he was a semi-professional cricketer for Shropshire in the 1960's. Cricinfo had nothing on him however and it has information on every professional cricketer that ever lived. The impression that this is a hoax is heightened by the fact that a Google search showed Mikael Hopkins as a student at the Oswestry School but in the class of 2003 not in the 1950s as claimed. [1]

Capitalistroadster 08:21, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep I feel it only reasonable to defend the work that I have submitted. I can appreciate that it may be difficult to understand the significance of Mikael's life from the article whilst not being a resident of Oswestry. I can perhaps also see now that not enough emphasis was placed on his actual charity work, such as the organisations he set up and the events that he hosted. Given time, this article can be reworked and further research can be carried out to correct this. As for a Google search showing Mikael to be a graduate of Oswestry School in 2003 may simply be sheer coincidence. As for the lack of a listing on Cricinfo, it may be that Mikael was merely an amature as oppposed to a "semi-professional" as he claimed, again in that case more research is required. It seems as though the complaints you have with the entry can be fixed easily by the inclusion of some of the more significant achievements in Mikael's life and a correction of a few minor details. It can therefore be turned into a useful article for those even outside of the Shropshire area to benefit from. --Kesnel 12:22, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. nn-bio. Reads like a memorial to a very nice guy. Not encyclopedic. —ERcheck @ 23:01, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

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