Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dick Wertheim

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The result was speedy keep. (non-admin closure) — neuro^(talk) 17:33, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dick Wertheim[edit]

No offence to Mr Wertheim or his family, but this seems inappropriate and non-notable as far as WP articles are concerned. It might be plausible to redirect this to whichever year's US Open (tennis, presumably) this occurred at, but outright deletion must also be a possibility. Grutness...wha? 04:57, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - sources are here, here, and here. This has to be a notable event - although it is a once-off, it was a professional tennis tournament and it's pretty rare for officials to be injured and killed on the professional tennis circuit. - Richard Cavell (talk) 05:08, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 06:35, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 06:36, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Death at a sporting event is a thankfully rare occurance, as the deaths of Ray Chapman and Brittanie Cecil, along with Hillsborough can tell us, and any incident where a spectator, official or player is struck by an object and killed is sadly very notable for usually instituting changes in safety practices at a sports venue. This is no different and is a candidate for expansion. Nate • (chatter) 07:49, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Richard Cavell. I have made some edits in hopes of improving the article. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 09:31, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Nate and Richard's reasoning. (Did he really fall on pavement? I would expect gravel or grass) - Mgm|^(talk) 12:46, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The US Open is a hard-court tournament and was in 1983, so he did. Nate • (chatter) 04:57, 21 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

keep 84.13.129.44 (talk) 12:47, 20 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- You provide no reason for keeping the article. MuZemike (talk) 20:08, 20 November 2008 (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.