Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael J Scanlon


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 03:10, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Michael J Scanlon

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Does not meet WP:BIO notability requirements; also WP:COI (page created by subject). OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:37, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong delete I started a debate team at my high school and my friend started a chess club at my university...that doesn't mean we should have articles. An article on the school's Rugby program might be appropriate (although probably not, if it's just at the club or IM level), but not about the program's non-notable founder. As an aside, the article appears to have lots of PEACOCK terms...that alone wouldn't justify deletion, but the article already has enough problems and this is just one more. Politizer talk / contribs 17:02, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Not notable PanydThe muffin is not subtle 20:26, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - Subject may be influential in his circle, but isn't notable by WP standards. Dayewalker (talk) 00:50, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Founder of a non-notable team. Kafziel Complaint Department 01:55, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn.  Valley 2 city  02:49, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong KeepThere are 40 people at Lewis University who's lives are directly changed because of this kid. There are several hundred others at Lewis Univerity and Local high schools who are indirectly affected by what this kid has done. Kids who may change their mind and go to lewis over some other school because of his contribution. Thats just in illinois. There are hundreds of kids who are learning flag rugby from this kid as he goes school to school whos lives will be changed when they start playing because he came to their school and showed them how- kids who otherwise might sit at home and play video games but now will go out and play and live better, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. I wrote this article about him because he has made such a contribution- Wikipedia thinks its an autobiography- its not- I wrote it because of the difference he has made. I know for a fact he is helping several schools in illinois and florida and has shown them outlines of how to budget their potential college rugby clubs. He helped indirectly in starting a high school rugby team in illinois at a school near his. This kid has changed more lives than the majority of people on wikipedia and just because you've never heard of him, doesnt mean he's not important. Maybe you just hadnt heard of him because nobody wanted to listen. Well I want people to listen and know about what he's doing because he has never asked for anything and he is certainly more important than all these dirty politicians on here and murderers and all this. He has made a positive difference in the world and takes no credit for it himself. People should know about him and then maybe this world would be a better place. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelJScanlon (talk • contribs) 10:06, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * While I understand where you're coming from, there are six billion other people on Earth who have just as compelling a life story, each in their own way. Wikipedia relies on verifiability and notability to decide whose life stories get into the encyclopedia.  Flopsy Mopsy and Cottonmouth (talk) 10:18, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per MichaelJScanlon. x_x JuJube (talk) 10:29, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep This is not about the life story- this is about the overall impact. Many people may have stories, but how many of them can help others. How many are as influential. The point that you are all missing is how important this kid is. He is not important in your everyday lives, but his is well known in the rugby world which is a field of over 2 million people in the US alone and 500 million worldwide. He is not known world wide but is well known in USA Rugby. USA Rugby does not concern any of you unfortunately and thus you wouldnt be expected to know this kid, but we all do. Don't let your ignorance of who he is disallow others from knowing and i mean ignorance as in lack of knowledge and not with any negative intent. He is important nationwide. He is like a young politician for the game and i hate to use politician because politicians are usually not people i tend to associate with but he is a nationwide well known ambassador. Like i said don't let the fact that you are uninvolved with USA Rugby deter you- he is extremely important. JuJube- i only wrote this article and thus signed up with the kids name because i didnt know how it worked at the time- im not too great with technology. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelJScanlon (talk • contribs) 13:25, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Note - User has already voted. &mdash; neuro  (talk)  14:58, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Does not meet Wikipedia's guidelines for inclusion in the encyclopedia, that is, no significant coverage in multiple reliable sources independent of the subject given nor found. --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 15:06, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - MichaelJScanlon, you're going to get nowhere without appealing to established policies and guidelines here. That's just how it is. J L G 4 1 0 4  04:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - sorry, may be a very worthy person but not notable by Wikipedia's standard, and Wikipedia isn't here to help him become famous. JohnCD (talk) 20:23, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment -, if you are really not Michael J. Scanlon, you should certainly not be using his name as your username: see WP:CHU for how to request a change. JohnCD (talk) 20:26, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I really hope it's not Scanlon, because if it is, the level of self-promotion and speaks very poorly of him. Flopsy Mopsy and Cottonmouth (talk) 04:23, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

I am not michael scanlon I am Matt Kelly- one of his former coaches and an administrative member of the chicago area rugby football union. I am an old timer and dont know much about computers and used his name because i only joined to write this artice and simply dont know what im doing but I wrote it because of the impact he has made in our community and in all of USA Rugby nationwide now. He has been highly influential and if you cant recognize that than its just simply arrogant of you guys. And I followed the link to change my username and i dont understand- i cant figure the damn thing out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelJScanlon (talk • contribs) 02:27, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


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