Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ellie Cole


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The result was   Speedy keep it's clear an article about a medal-winning paralympian isn't going to be deleted any time soon. Thryduulf (talk) 02:25, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Ellie Cole

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Have declined speedy as it is not an A7 candidate. So moved it into AFD. Concerns cited was WP:ATHLETE JForget  16:50, 27 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete article should have been speedy as it fails wp:athlete. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 16:52, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - some coverage in reliable sources (see GoogleNews), but ultimately fails per WP:ATHLETE. -- Scjessey (talk) 16:55, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions.  —Thryduulf (talk) 18:22, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  —Thryduulf (talk) 18:22, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
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 * Query - why does this fail WP:ATHLETE? She has medals in paralympic games. Is there a reason I'm unaware of why this isn't the "highest amateur level of a sport"? There probbaly is, but I feel I should ask the question anyway. Blue Square Thing (talk) 19:47, 27 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep unless someone addresses Blue Square Thing's comments above. I would say Paralympics are the highest level at which a disabled athlete can compete Mr_pand [ talk | contributions ] 19:56, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. An athlete that wins two medals at the paralympics is clearly sufficiently notable for an article here. Tagging this as an A7 was utterly ridiculous.--Michig (talk) 20:30, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. This was probably one of the more absurd speedy nominations and deserved to be rejected. WP:ATHLETE says "People who have competed at the highest amateur level of a sport, usually considered to mean the Olympic Games or World Championships." Now, the link to Olympic Games also includes Olympic_Games, so clearly, the paralympics aren't explicitly excluded. So let's cut the wikilawyering and apply some common sense and keep this, especially since deleting the bio of a three-medal winner at the Paralympics isn't going to improve the quality of this encyclopaedia. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 21:06, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep after clarification. Thanks. Blue Square Thing (talk) 00:00, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep - clearly notable as a medallist at the Paralympics. I am confident sources can be found. -- Mattinbgn\talk 00:47, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Sources exist in the article (including the Australian Sports Commission, Australian Govt), so apparently that isn't the point of concern. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 00:53, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Ideally, I would want to see more independent sources that the ASC, who operate the AIS where Cole is/was an attendee. It's a good source but not fully independent. -- Mattinbgn\talk 01:51, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Refs to the Beijing Paralympics page and ABC news also exist, so I don't believe verifiability is at stake. -SpacemanSpiff (talk) 02:15, 28 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Speedy keep, she won 3 medals at the 2008 Paralympics, no doubt that she meets WP:ATHLETE, A new name 2008 (talk) 02:17, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
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