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The result was delete. MBisanz ^talk 02:28, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Grant Campbell (martial arts)[edit]

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Claims of notability, zero third-party sources to back them up. Article reads like an advertisement. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 21:01, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:12, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:12, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Check out these news articles here, mostly from the Miami Herald, which establish notability. The advertisement tone can be edited out. Jeremiah (talk) 22:39, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment. The article as written is mostly copyvio from here with copyvio from other sites associated Campbell like this one. However, a Google News search brings up lots of passing references to him in the Miami Herald. They note his championship, but I welcome further input about its significance and about whether this article can be salvaged. • Gene93k (talk) 22:42, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I looked at a few of those...I'm not seeing anything non-trivial. If he really was a notable champion in the karate world, you'd think he'd get more coverage than local blurbs (that are frequently about his school, versus focusing on him). OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 01:19, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete. Promotional material with notability claims not supported by non-trivial RS coverage. • Gene93k (talk) 18:32, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete This article reads like a hoax, but its probably just bullshido RogueNinja_talk 04:00, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete nn. JJL (talk) 05:07, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete possible hoax, certainly bullshido, per RogueNinja. Claims to be inductee but no entry in International Karate Hall of Fame inductees. jmcw (talk) 10:04, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete, NN looks to have been added as (self?-)promotion --Nate1481 11:19, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

p.s. The MA project ha some thoughts on the notability of martial artists --Nate1481 11:27, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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