Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chuckie Mullins

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. Good work, people. DS 14:39, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chuckie Mullins

Very sad story but WP:NOT a memorial sorry Delete --Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:36, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

• Weak Keep per rewrite, still don't really see a claim to notablilly, but it's better than the junk that was there before --Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 00:13, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as above (no assertion of notability...besides dying). --InShaneee 03:53, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. WP:NOT a memorial, no other 'claims to fame'. -- Saberwyn - The Zoids Expansion Project 04:01, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak keep per rewrite. -- Saberwyn
• Delete Sad story, but Wiki is not a memorial or an obit † Ðy§ep§ion † 07:28, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete WP is not a shrine or an online memorial. (aeropagitica) 09:46, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above -- Thesquire (talk - contribs) 10:24, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, rename Chucky Mullins (the usual spelling) and rewrite. The current tone of the article is not encyclopedic, but Mullins' injury (during the course of a college football game) and death are certainly notable, and have even been the subject of a film! The College Charity Bowl [1] was founded to help pay Mullins' medical bills [2]. There is also a road named after him in Russellville, Alabama. See also this Ebony magazine article [3], this tribute at thegoal.com, or just check out the Google results for yourself. I know next to nothing about football, so I'm not going to edit this article, but there is no doubt in my mind that it should exist. Perodicticus 11:32, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

There's at least one book about him too. Perodicticus 12:06, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

• Keep but needs complete and massive rewrite so it's not just a memorial. He was notable in the time between his injury and his death, per Perodicticus. He became a bit of a symbol of the effect a completely disabling injury can have on a young man who had nothing in his life but football. I believe a movie was made about his life. Also rename to Chucky Mullins. Crunch 13:58, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. The article needs rewriting, but the subject itself is notable and encyclopedic. —Cleared as filed. 14:33, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

  I have rewritten the article in an attempt to make it less of a memorial and more of an encyclopedic article. —Cleared as filed. 14:57, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Well done! Perodicticus 17:42, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

• Weak keep, it seems to be notable for those interested in football. Paul Carpenter 17:28, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete as per WP:NOT, unless some other reason for notability is found. Mushin^talk 17:52, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per research by Perodicticus establishing notability. Turnstep 18:56, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

  Comment Perodicticus has rewritten the article to show Mullins's notability. Crunch 19:42, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

  No, no, Cleared as Filed did. Perodicticus 21:10, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

  Ooops. Sorry. Great job. Cleared as Filed!. Crunch 00:56, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

• keep Derex 21:43, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, subject is notable. Brokenfrog 03:01, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
• Keep -- Mwalcoff 03:40, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.