Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Titanic Thompson


 * 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 of the debate was KEEP. Jinian 17:00, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Titanic Thompson
Context-free article on some fictional character, all references are redlinks. Stifle 18:17, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom. --DelftUser 18:28, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge or Keep. Carlton Stowers checks out as a crime writer, and 'Titanic Thompson' is the subject of one of his nonfiction books.  See http://www.jetcafe.org/~npc/reviews/gambling/unsinkable_titanic_thompson.html.  This is Damon Runyon / Ricky Jay / Teller social history of hustlers territory and therefore intrinsically hard to verify, but has some credibility.  See also http://www.evansville.net/user/boneyard/jjeff12.html.   --Lockley 19:41, 24 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. Even the source material for the character doesn't have a Wikipedia article.  This might be a speedy candidate.  Powers 19:42, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. As noted above, Thompson was not fictional.  A character, yeah, but a real person.  --Lockley 19:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Apologies, we posted around the same time.  I'm keeping my vote as Delete.  If this is all that can be said about Thompson, he's not notable.  Powers 20:01, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Cheers Powers.  Titanic Thompson was "one of the most famous hustlers/cheaters in history" and is the subject of at least three biographies according to this page:  http://www.cardcheaters.com/thompson-titanic.htm.  --Lockley 20:31, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - When the author gets an article they can talk about Titanic Thompson at that time. Ruby 19:50, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've expanded the article and hope the article will be kept.  Multiple sources found through Google verify this guy's bio.  --Lockley 20:15, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, after Lockley's revisions. I am suitably humbled.  Powers 20:28, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Powers s'all good, cheers!  --Lockley 20:46, 25 January 2006 (UTC)


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