Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Todd Beamer

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep. &mdash; Xezbeth 10:13, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

Todd Beamer
He died in the 9/11 attacks, but WP:NOT a memorial service, and he isn't otherwise notable. Most of his article is not about him, but about what happened before and during the attack. Radiant_ &gt;|&lt; 11:16, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep: His name appears in contexts other than the 9/11 victims, and he is the sort of pop-culture reference that people will soon need explained via an encyclopedia.  Thus, the article exists to explain this name. Geogre 12:59, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. "Let's roll" is a memorable phrase. jglc | t | c 13:22, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wikipedia isn't a memorial, but this particular guy is notable, both for his words and for being a significant part of the attempt to take back the plane from the hijackers. --Scimitar 14:49, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Out of all the 3000 people who died, this guy got arguably the most media attention afterwards, and his widow wrote an autobiography, if I'm correct. Mike H 15:35, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable above and beyond his death in the 9/11 attacks. Why he is notable is all about what happened before and during the attack. –DeweyQ 16:21, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Extremely notable (see all those 'Let's roll' bumper stickers after 9/11?) ral  315  17:41, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, definitely. DS1953 18:00, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep very notable victim. NSR 20:25, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. He played a notable roll on 9/11/2001 and was much more than just a victim. Capitalistroadster 00:19, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - I can, offhand, name one person who died on 9/11. His name is Todd Beamer. -- Jonel | Speak 03:40, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: That's beautiful. jglc | t | c 16:00, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for context. This figure is a highly notable victim of the 9/11 tragedy.  A high school is named in his honor.  Hall Monitor 18:15, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable. Peter Farago 17:39, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, yes, keep it. DS 14:34, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. His name has become widely known – people may need to look it up. Kissl 15:13, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep. I saw his name in a cartoon and didn't get it. so had to look it up.


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