Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Sutton


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:15, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Stephen Sutton

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Notable for one event. WP:1E   Tentinator    16:08, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable. Harsh (talk)  16:46, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - How so? NorthAmerica1000 06:45, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Harsh  (talk)  16:46, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Harsh  (talk)  16:47, 5 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. Clearly notable: a search reveals widespread significant coverage of recent events, , . (three out of the four proper English newspapers). If his fundraising efforts were not considered noteworthy he would not have received coverage of this nature: doubtless a deeper search would reveal many older news stories. Btw what is the 'one event' referred to in the nomination?TheLongTone (talk) 17:07, 5 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep - Notable. Passes WP:BASIC. Source examples:, , , , , , , etc. Regarding WP:BLP1E, which event would this pertain to: his illness, the funds he generated for the Teenage Cancer Trust, breaking a world record in assembling the most people to make a heart-shaped hand gesture, or the internet trolls that have hounded him? NorthAmerica1000 06:45, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep for the following reason, which I'm afraid is a bit macabre: As I understand it, his illness is terminal and he is only expected to live a few more months at most.  Thus when by the time he dies, the media won't have forgotten about him, and so his death should be fully reported.  There should be no further major events that occur to him after he is dead.  Therefore we can predict that the article will be sufficiently WP:FUTUREPROOF, and there shouldn't be any WP:BLP1E problems. Barney the barney barney (talk) 10:29, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is essentially one event, but that one event is Stephen's illness, and his fund raising/public awareness campaigns related to his illness. His campaigns have received significant coverage in the UK press, so much so that this warrants an article in some form. It could be argued that there should be an article on his illness instead, however that article would be inextricably linked to a bio of Stephen, containing the same material, hence a bio. So keep this, with its current title. Martin 4 5 1  15:33, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - WP:ONEEVENT is really meant for those who are only in the news briefly for a single reason, but Sutton has been the subject of media attention for an extended period. He also plainly passes the notability requirements for the remarkable success of his fund-raising campaign, and the support he's had from high-profile figures, up to and including the Prime Minister himself. Robofish (talk) 20:47, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
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