Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carlos Amarilla

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 Speedy Keep per WP:SNOW Eluchil404 01:59, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Carlos Amarilla[edit]

As an encyclopedia wikipedia shouldn't have a page for every referee no matter how popular the sport. Only notable individuals should be given a biographical page. Kode 16:06, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The article should not be deleted. This is not just a 'regular' football referee. He was chosen among thousands to ref at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the most watched sports event in the world. Bruno18 21:00, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. Being selected to the World Cup passes WP:BIO. BoojiBoy 17:53, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. --Shizane 17:58, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong keep. -- Abid Ahmed 21:15, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep!--Carabinieri^T_T^a_a^l_l^k_k 21:34, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. By what criteria should the article be speedy-kept? —C.Fred (talk) 21:39, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per BoojiBoy. IMHO, articles on referees should be more selective than on athletes, with emphasis on longevity (Jake Ireland), popular familiarity (Red Cashion) or notoriety (Don Denkinger). Selection to the World Cup definitely leads to popular familiarity, though, so this article should stay. —C.Fred (talk) 21:35, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. He is a 2006 FIFA World Cup referee. Carioca 01:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Clearly passes WP:BIO. — TheKMan^talk 04:07, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

From WP:BIO: The person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field. Being selected to referee in the FIFA World Cup is about as big as it gets in that field. — TheKMan^talk 04:20, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Obvious Keep. Death Eater Dan (Muahaha) 17:46, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. As above Edd8990 13:16, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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.