Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Caligiuri


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was Delete. FT2 (Talk 13:30, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Ryan Caligiuri

 * Comment: At present Wikipedia is not a crystal ball  applies to the question of future grounds of notability which may or may not arise. A 'guarantee' that in future there will be notability does not therefore make him notable now. There is only one substansive argument for keep advanced by contributors to the debate, namely that he won a national championship (Canada) in one martial art, twice, then moved to a new martial art. No further grounds are suggested in the article. The consensus,although weak, seems to consider this inadequate grounds for notability, and that seems a reasonable and policy-respectful view.


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This article is about a fellow of unclear notability. [Check Google hits] Googling the name results in 51 hits, not all of them relating to this particular person. The only one that could be considered a reliable source is this, an article in a university newspaper. I just don't think he's well-known enough yet for an article in Wikipedia. (Contested prod.) ... disco spinster  talk  20:36, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak delete. I don't know a lot about martial arts competitions, but from the article it doesn't sound like he's competing "at the highest level" in his sport. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) Zetawoof(&zeta;) 09:02, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Hi there Zetawoof, from the standpoint of someone outside of martial arts competitions it would be difficult to know who Ryan Caligiuri is; however, in the Canadian Shotokan/Kyokushin scene he is a very prominent figure. He was ranked the number kumite practioner at the age of 17 in the City and Province 3 times and was the number 1 ranked kumite practioner in Canada 2 years in a row, in Shotokan. He just recently retired from shotokan to begin Kyokushin, he has told me that he is gearing up for tournaments very soon within the next few months and I guarantee you will find more google resources for him.

I have to say though, that while you google him, I did the same thing. Googling him doesn't do justice, which is why I request that this page stand and I work on it to support Ryan in his endeavours in the world of Kyokushin, kickboxing and martial arts in general.

Please get back to me as I will further defend the initial stages of this article to proceed on to a more in depth piece...Thanks Zetawoof.

-KQ
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