Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Doping at the 2007 Tour de France


 * 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 speedy keep. Don't nominate articles featured on the main page. That being said, this article will obviously survive and at most needs a merge.-Wafulz 16:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Doping at the 2007 Tour de France
This sport,like many others, has been in scandal with doping and allegations of such since it began, and this was no exceptional year that requires a seperate article on the matter.Last year's winner Floyd Landis tested positive for drugs and his tittle is still being contested, and its rather frivolous anyways to have an article on a doping contraversy at a major sporting event. Rodrigue 19:31, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Note to nominator: First of all, the AfD tag was deleted on this page and you never followed through with the entire nomination procedure... most importantly being posting the article on the daily logs. So if you decide to actually finish the whole nomination process, the following will be my verdict:
 * Keep. The notability guideline declares that an article must have significant coverage. This article has multiple, well known, correctly cited news sources upon which it draws its information. The article is reliable based on the sources used (Forbes, BBC). The article is not self-published or a style of advertising. Keeping all this in mind, in my opinion, the article should be kept. -- VegitaU 05:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep This is clearly a notable and useful article summarizing who has done what and when.  No question to keep. 206.154.229.139 14:20, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep, assuming a completed nomination. Clearly notable, both through independent sources and the fact that the event is currently ongoing. I disagree that this year's doping scandal is typical of the event, as the frontrunner is rarely (if ever?) removed from the event during the race itself. Once the event is complete, and coverage of the scandal(s) settles down, it might be worthwhile to merge the critical facts from this article to a main article on Doping in Cycling or the Tour, but the timeliness of this information trumps that concern, for now. Best, ZZ Claims~ Evidence 14:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep The Tour de France is one of the biggest sporting events in the world and the doping scandals this year, particularly the withdrawl of Rasmussen when he was wearing the yellow jersey and an almost certain winner is almost unprecedented. This has generated huge publicity in Europe and is having a major effect on the world of cycling.  How this can be deemed too trivial for a mention in Wikipedia is beyond me. Nick mallory 14:25, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment I'll note further that this article is linked from the Main Page, as part of the "In the news" section. ZZ Claims~ Evidence 14:26, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep, as per these 25,000 hits on Google News. And it's only going to get bigger... No actual deletion policies cited by nominator (see WP:DELETE). --DeLarge 14:27, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Speedy Keep if we have articles about people who kill other people (happens every day) who happen to be a sportsman, then why not this. This is without a doubt top 3 news for days on end now in Europe and as such notable. It is also said to be the deepest crises since the 1998 Festina scandal, with sponsors and media considering their participation in the Tour (1 first). It is the first time a team has withdrawn a rider wearing the yellow jersey without any evidence of doping usage. It is the Top cycling event in the world, all in all this seems like a Speedy Keep to me --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 14:29, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep, a scandal of this magnitude marring what amounts to the premier competition for a given professional sport is easily notable enough. If there is a way to logically merge the information back into the parent article I'd not oppose that, however that does not appear to be the case here. ɑʀкʏɑɴ 15:19, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * VERY strong keep — This is an enormous story, whose aftereffects may well permanently alter the cycling landscape. This incident is apparently the final straw for some cycling authorities, as there is now talk of removing cycling entirely from the Olympics, or at the very least removing road cycling events. — Dale Arnett 16:05, 27 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep - per all above.  Onnaghar  (sch-peak) 16:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Article's notability and sources are unquestionable. Coverage is international. However, my argument is leaning more towards Keep, and let's see what happens. If the scandal dies down and nothing further arises (i.e., if it lacks lasting notability), the article could be merged with 2007 Tour de France, Doping at the Tour de France, and/or Doping (sport). But its to early to tell and, right now, the subject is notable; so, keep.


 * Keep. Highly notable current event. Per uses above. James Luftan 16:09, 27 July 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.