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  Keep. BuickCenturyDriver (Honk, odometer) 08:44, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gil Castillo[edit]

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Non-notable - claim to fame is a loss because of a cut eye? Peter Rehse 09:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Nope, non suitable for mainspace. BuickCenturyDriver (Honk, odometer) 09:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Delete - only one external link; no evidence of multiple non-trivial coverage in independent sources. I know very little about martial arts and can't say whether this person is notable, but delete unless sources are added to demonstrate notability. Walton monarchist89 09:44, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - he's 8-5 in MMA, and has fought in the UFC. That makes him at least as notable as any Major League Baseball player. - Richardcavell 09:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
• Keep Subject has appeared on multiple UFC pay-per-views, which definitely satisfies the "at the highest level" criteria of WP:BIO. The IMDb entry for the PPV verifies this. Caknuck 17:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak Delete but could be convinced otherswise with some reliable sources. Please contact me if the article improves. --Kevin Murray 20:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unfortunately, mixed martial arts (MMA) have only hit the mainstream in the last two or three years. Because of that, it's difficult to tell what sources are reputable just yet. The event card from the UFC Web page confirmed the subject fought on the PPV, as do plenty of other MMA-related sites. As far as the MMA industry goes, UFC is the premier organization (over PRIDE and Pancrase). So getting a UFC title shot certainly should satisy notability requirements. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Caknuck (talk • contribs) 22:27, 23 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]
• Keep Claim to fame is not so much that he lost to Matt Hughes because of a cut, but the fact that he was contesting for the UFC Welterweight Championship. That's a pretty big deal in mixed martial arts. Comfortably meets WP:BIO standards for athletes. SubSeven 20:40, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per SubSeven but criteria for inclusion of sports people should be reviewed. Albatross2147 06:16, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - I originally came across the page because it was uncategorized - could someone take care of that.Peter Rehse 05:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done. Caknuck 06:47, 24 February 2007 (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.