Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathew Fletcher


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The result was delete. Proto :: ►  11:16, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Mathew Fletcher

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I had originally WP:PRODed this article in early December 2006. My reason was: "While certainly tragic, Wikipedia is not the place for memorials. Currently doesn't meet WP:BIO and searchs for Fletcher and leukaemia produce 67 hits on google mainly as memorials to his death; Needs to assert notability through reliable non-tivial sources besides being missed." The prod was removed and there was mention at the talk that there would be further sourcing. I have contacted said user recently, but haven't heard back yet. As I mentioned on the talk page, the statement that he was involved with charities was never confirmed, just an article that mentioned that he present a trophy at a regalla race. -- moe.RON   Let's talk  05:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. MER-C 06:07, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete As nom says, tragic.  But, not notable in the sense we normally apply to Wikipedia articles.  Take each part separately, and there's really nothing here that couldn't apply to many, many other people.  Mathew deserves to be remembered, but not in an encyclopaedia.  As the cliche has it, "Wikipedia is not a memorial".  Emeraude 13:58, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Alf photoman 20:52, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom & Emeraude. Closing admin, don't overlook Image:Mathew Fletcher.jpg. --Dhartung | Talk 22:59, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Just as I was beggining to conclude that I could not justify the article's existance on Wikipedia, I had this emailed to me:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/196/fletchershrink2oo8.jpg (appologies for the level of JPEG compression, but I couldn't get it hosted otherwise; a better quality is available if it helps)

...which appears to be the inside-page spread of the EDP, 17th November 2006.

Although I cannot confirm its authenticity personally, it looks perfectly legitimate, and has many important quotes supporting the case for {WPBio}, including:

 '...working with the Anthony Nolan Trust across many fundraising events.'  --Reverieuk 19:13, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

 'The young man was an inspiration ' - on the subject of the Regatta and subsequent registering of every member of the U16s Sudbury Rugby Team on the bone marrow donors register.

 '...throughout his life, which he spent raising awareness for his illness...' 

Thus, as User:ej159 stated on the disscusion page  'The criterion that Mathew complies with is of being "[a person] achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events" as he was involved in much charity work and featured many times in the Eastern Daily Press.' is now sourced.

Your thoughts on this? --Reverieuk 19:14, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Regardless of how much charitable work he's done, he's no Jane Tomlinson. The Anthony Nolan trust has no mention of him on their website, a search for 'Fletcher' on their site only returns one article that briefly refers to a Gary Fletcher.  In the UK local newspapers like EDP often cover stories about the ongoing health problems of young children, it doesn't make them notable.  One Night In Hackney 09:12, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
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