[WikiEN-l] Deletionism

[The Cunctator]

On 1/4/07, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >It continues to worry me that we would delete an article on any
> Olympian.
> >
> > Oh so we're now a directory of losing athletes as well are we?
>
> This is getting a little off topic, but I'll contribute anyway. Anyone
> that qualifies for the olympics is notable for that reason alone. The
> problem with this particular case is that he didn't qualify, he got in
> on a wildcard. Basically, he reached the olympics by luck - you can't
> be notable simply by being lucky.


Sure you can! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_McNamara


However, it is a fairly unique case
> and got lots of press coverage, so it's notable for that reason even
> if he isn't notable for simply being an Olympian.
>
> A similar situation - a Formula One racing driver that is always at
> the back of the field. He's not notable within F1, but he's very
> notable within racing in general, as he's reached the top competition.
> Reaching F1 (and similarly the olympics) is a major achievement, even
> if you lose.
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