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The result was delete. MBisanz talk 01:42, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Keir Millar
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Classic case of WP:NOTNEWS, WP:ONEEVENT and WP:MEMORIAL. Won a non-notable race and died very young. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 08:13, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- Keep - all articles are referring to him as a world champion. Are they incorrect? Even if it's only world champion in his age group, it indicates notability that goes beyond one event. Additionally, deaths in athletics (even motorsports) tend to be notable and are not considered WP:MILL. —Мандичка YO 😜 08:46, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
- A world champ in an essentially non-notable competition. I wonder if any world champs in the egg-and-spoon race died before they hit their teen years? Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 18:15, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 00:41, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 00:42, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild ( talk) 15:26, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Davewild ( talk) 15:26, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- Delete Ninja Kart racing is pretty much limited to the UK, so it is hard to call him a "world champion". There is no Wikipedia article about the Ninja Kart or its racing and negligible coverage of its races in reliable sources. He was killed driving Ministox, another non-notable small race car for kids. It's a memorial page based on memorial newspaper articles. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 18:21, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
- Comment The article claims he's from a "famous stock car racing family". If this is true, I'd expect WP to have articles on one or more of his family members to which this could be merged. Colapeninsula ( talk) 11:49, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
- Delete This poor lad's family members are not notable from a motor sport point of view, as far as I can see. Ninja Kart is pretty obscure in the motor sport world, and Ministox is barely notable. Awful tragedy, but I don't think he's notable in motor sport terms. I've posted this at the Motor Sport WikiProject so if I'm wrong, people will come and correct me. Bretonbanquet ( talk) 20:01, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
- Delete. The article clearly fails WP:NMOTORSPORT criteria. Corvus tristis ( talk) 20:52, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
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