Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Strobl

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. The choice is between keep and merge, and nobody agreed with delete, so may be it is time to propose merging and see what the reaction is.--Ymblanter (talk) 07:31, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Strobl[edit]

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Altho his organization might be notable, he isn't. Most soldiers aren't. That is not to diminish their sacrifice and importance, but that isn't a factor in determining notability. Fails WP:BLP and WP:GNG Gtwfan52 (talk) 06:21, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. He had a TV movie made about him, in which he was played by Kevin Bacon (okay that might sway the deletion vote). He won one award and was nominated for another for the screenplay. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:40, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. czar · · 08:03, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. czar · · 08:03, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:CREATIVE as the co-creator of a significant work. At worst, it should be merged to Taking Chance. --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:34, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Taking Chance - Falls short of BLP and GNG. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 12:55, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:12, 13 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. I think overall there's enough coverage here. Lt Col. is not an insignificant rank; he got a writing award. Would be useful if he published some memoirs of the rest of his life as well. Barney the barney barney (talk) 21:27, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Lt. Col. is not a significant enough rank to pass WP:SOLDIER - we only assume notability based on rank if there's stars on their shoulders. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 14:15, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Taking Chance: Patriotism aside, the story of Strobl is pretty dull, only his writings count. --Rubyface (talk) 09:57, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Coverage is enough given the movie and attention to his story. Jason from nyc (talk) 20:48, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Awards in addition to Taking Chance puts him easily in range of WP:ANYBIO and beyond WP:BLP1E. Mkdw ^talk 22:54, 20 May 2013 (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.