Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kurt Caselli

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 02:38, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kurt Caselli

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Deprodded. Seems to be a textbook WP:NOTMEMORIAL, literally everything I found on him was an obit. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 21:52, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep WP:NOTMEMORIAL does not override WP:GNG. He has received plenty of coverage in the specialist press over the years, in addition to the vast coverage of his death.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] etc --Colapeninsula (talk) 23:30, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The fact that his death was covered by Time (blog),[9] People[10] and overseas newspapers like The Daily Mail[11] indicates he's not your average racer. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:33, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep This is a misinterpretation of WP:NOTMEMORIAL, a guideline intended to prevent creation of articles like "my neighbor frank died 2day RIP!!!" I don't see any memorializing being done here. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 03:26, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Mexico-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:38, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:38, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I'm a bit wary of articles that consist entirely of obituaries; they can end up being written entirely from press releases, which are not reliable sources. I identified a few press releases in this article, but I left them alone, as they seem pretty harmless and aren't promotional. However, this is an award-winning, notable sportsman whose death seems to have triggered a bit more interest in him. That's legitimate. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 23:42, 10 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Boobytrap aspect is notable as possible link to terrorism as a motive Bachcell (talk) 20:23, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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.