Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Crehan


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The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 20:41, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Michael Crehan

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Unsourced autobiography about a one-time teenage bicycle racer who competed successfully at the amateur level. JNW (talk) 14:36, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
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 * Comment Mike, your efforts to provide references are appreciated, but the issues remain: it's an autobiography, you don't appear to meet notability guidelines, and the sources aren't acceptable, per WP:RELIABLE. Pictures of magazine covers, youtube videos and blogs don't suffice; what's needed are publications that featured articles about or interviews with you, i.e., objective sources that support your notability. A look at WP:ATH might be most helpful, because it includes guidelines for notability for racing as well as for amateur sports. JNW (talk) 00:23, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JNW (talk) 14:31, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment I've added 20 references from National BMX Mags, local news papers, websites, etc. This is all the doc's that i have, please see it in your heart to let this stay. This is not self serving in any way, it's a record for my children to have. I know your busy, thanks so much for helping me.User:Mikecrehan
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 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JNW (talk) 14:31, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
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 * Comment I am troubled that it is an autobiography, not in the normal wikipedia prose format, and has not attracted any other editor to verify the sources and the contents of the article. Racepacket
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