Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles W. Machemehl


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The result was   delete.  Sandstein  13:21, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Charles W. Machemehl

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I believe this article fails WP:N. He is apparently most notable for trying to buy out his son's baseball contract. I believe this deserves mention in the son's article, but should not be enough to establish notability of the father. The sources are: Except for the local obituary, all of the sources show trivial coverage at best. As far as I am aware, having a local obituary is not enough to meet the significant coverage aspect of WP:N. An attempt to buy out a contract does not seem like a significant enough action to establish notability, nor does running a few businesses. Many of the sources are now deadlinks, so it is difficult to verify all of the information. Karanacs (talk) 20:36, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * a) the subject's obituary in a local paper (that of Bellville, TX)
 * b) an article discussing the attempt to buy the son's contract
 * c) two references that talk about the son, not the father,
 * d) a brief local note that subject quit his job at the Central Prison Farm Packing and Canning plant
 * e) a brief local note that a cow raised at a farm he managed (not owned) won Grand Champion at a livestock show
 * f) a historical marker guide for a marker that does not mention the subject by name at all
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:22, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:22, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree with nom. The subject is not notable, but certainly could be usefully mentioned in the Chuck Machemehl article. Tim Ross   (talk)  21:31, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Sources are insufficient to establish notability but he should be included in his son's article. HeureusementIci (talk) 14:49, 11 January 2009 (UTC)


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