Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Gordon

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The result of the debate was no consensus, so keep. Mackensen (talk) 04:34, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stephen Gordon

Wikipedia is not for personal homepages. The article does not have encyclopedic potential, as Gordon is not (yet) a notable chess player. Possibly a vanity page. Foolip 14:41, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Vanity, not notable. Android79 23:31, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, for the reasons stated above. Foolip 01:34, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, vanity page, he doesn't sound notable. Howabout1 17:08, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Comment: This was apparently either never listed on vfd or removed out of process, so I'm bringing it to today's page for resolution. (My vote below.) —Korath (Talk) 00:59, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • It was removed out of process. I remember voting on this from the main VfD page. No change of vote. android↔talk 01:24, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep if he won the championships under the accomplishments section, he's well on his way to being world-class. Reminds me of Josh Waitzkin &#151 FoodMarket&nbsp&nbsp^talk! 02:58, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as vanity. I mean come on, every high school has a chess competition. Being one of the few nine-year-olds who play chess doesn't mean you're a child prodigy. Radiant_* 07:59, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • From what I read, it looks like it was _national_ championships he won (in his age group), not high school competitions, Radiant. &#151 FoodMarket&nbsp&nbsp^talk! 12:59, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
    • I know that. My opinion is that there's too many chess competitions for the winner of any of them to be notable, at anything less than world-class level. Radiant_* 14:47, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete as vanity, non-notable. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 11:57, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep - he's clearly a very able chess player who has won a national competition. I doubt this is vanity because it is created by a registered user whos name is not Stephen Gordon. Oliver Keenan 14:43, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • For the record - it doesn't have to be written by oneself to be regarded WP:VAIN. Radiant_* 14:47, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • It may not have been created by Gordon, but it was very likely created by a friend of his, given the upload of a rather candid photo – looks like it was taken with a camera phone or similar. android↔talk 14:48, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
• keep national champions, even if children. How else are you supposed to spot a notable child? Kappa 14:59, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Agree with Kappa. Besides, U.K is a MAJOR chess-playing nation, arguable third in strength to Russia and China in terms of world-class play. Any junior player who has won multiple national championships there is notable &#151 FoodMarket&nbsp&nbsp^talk! 15:43, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Notable child chess prodigy. IMHO it would be a bit more notable if he was a pinball wizard. Klonimus 21:15, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • You mean if someone wrote a musical about him? Radiant_* 13:07, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. It's a personal page and a vanity page too. --Neigel von Teighen 21:17, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Vanity, delete--nixie 01:41, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)--nixie 01:41, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Vanity. Perhaps in a few years he will warrant an article. --NormanEinstein 22:10, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
• Keep iff someone cares to add some references. —Korath (Talk) 11:49, Apr 17, 2005 (UTC)

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