Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melissa Bulanhagui


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The result was keep. - Mailer Diablo 12:13, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Melissa Bulanhagui


Winning national junior titles does not constitute the notability required by WP:BIO. Punkmorten 11:10, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. MER-C 11:32, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep she probably does in fact meet WP:BIO WilyD 14:44, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand - verifiable by third-person sources and just as notable as the person who finished with a pewter medal, Ashley Wagner. B.Wind 00:25, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wikipedia policy states that any athlete who competes at the national level of their sport is notable. As a medalist in the national juniors competition, she meets the requirements. Consequentially 03:04, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, WP:BIO says athletes who have competed "at the highest level in mainly amateur sports". In the US, there are many national skating events that are not "at the highest level" (see Figure_skating_competition for an overview).  More to the point is that Bulanhagui is a member of the US national team and has represented her country in international competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union, the IOC-recognized governing body for the sport.  Dr.frog 18:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. See the consensus discussion about notability criteria for figure skaters here.  Bulanhagui is not only a US junior medalist, but she has also competed internationally on the ISU Junior Grand Prix this fall and placed high enough to qualify for the series final taking place this coming week (see list of qualifiers here).  She therefore has to be considered one of the top international junior competitors in the sport.  Dr.frog 16:33, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Dr.frog. I wouldn't know what's notable in this particular sport, but I accept the advice of those who do. Otherwise it's rule by the ignorant. DGG 00:33, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Dr.frog, though I strongly disagree with the idea that I'm simply accepting other people's advice blindly. Rather, I'm assuming good faith in their discussion on this subject, and accordingly accepting their conclusion. If there are clear principles to how Wikipedia works then I should be able to reach the same conclusion on my own. I'm simply taking their word for it because I trust them. WMMartin 18:27, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per Dr.frog. She competes at the highest level of junior international competition. Kolindigo 02:09, 7 December 2006 (UTC)


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