Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Tatum

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 was no consensus to delete this material. Reasons for deletion cited include a lack of notability and BIO1E. The lack of notability is addressed by Novangelis' response, a merge being preferred over deletion because of WP:ATD, and discussion about a merge can continue on the relevant talk pages if editors wish to pursue it. The 1E argument is addressed by Nixie9, whose point appears to be that having a disease is not really an "event". This is perhaps less than totally satisfactory, so I am uncomfortable with closing as "keep", but editors are clearly not in favour of deletion either. The debate has been relisted twice and attracted a reasonable amount of input. I consider that "no consensus" is the only available close.—S Marshall T/C 15:08, 24 December 2012 (UTC) [reply]

Mark Tatum[edit]

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Man with a nasty disease who briefly made some headlines before dying of an unspecified cause. WP:1E and of very limited enduring relevance. JFW | T@lk 15:27, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep UGH! (It had adequite coverage and adds to Wikipedia. --Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 23:03, 3 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep, notability shown [[1]]. Hell In A Bucket (talk) 15:50, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:45, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:45, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom - 1E applies, and the name could redirect to the disease (with mention there, perhaps). The encyclopedically notable aspect is the disease, not the person, as far as I can tell. -- Scray (talk) 19:33, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Mucormycosis. The section is already there, and with a little cleanup (make the emphasis on it being a dramatically severe case, not a "notable" case), it should fit within the article.Novangelis (talk) 21:58, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 01:36, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz ^talk 22:42, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Notable person. ❤ Yutsi ^Talk/ Contributions ( 偉特 ) 01:39, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Passes WP:GNG, when you are famous for getting a terrible and deadly disease, you really only have time for WP:ONEEVENT, so it does not apply here. John Hinkley only had one event too!--Nixie9 (talk) 04:50, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hinkley is not comparable, because his situation was unique and his life story is relevant to the event. In the case of the person in question here, he played a relatively passive role and is only one of many who have had this infection. -- Scray (talk) 05:24, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Notability has been showcased; no reason to delete. — ΛΧΣ²¹ 04:15, 24 December 2012 (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.