The result was no consensus, with the debate leaning toward keep. The chief argument of the delete proponents is that the coverage of Dorsey qualifies as a "short burst" a la WP:N#TEMP. As the keep proponents point out, however, his activity for a top-level amateur sports team makes it more of a slow trickle of minor coverage followed by a short burst of major coverage, and thus it is not actually his death alone that provides notability. BrownHairedGirl's suggestion of a merge is reasonable but has gotten no further comment; it can of course be considered through the usual editorial processes. Chick Bowen 05:25, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Let's take a look at WP:BIO and how this article fails:
Basic criteria: Multiple reliable sources. "Technically" there are reliable sources about his death, rather than the person. I'm iffy, but willing to give this bio the benefit, so let's look at the additional criteria. "The person has received significant recognized awards or honors." No. "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field." No. "Competitors and coaches who have competed at the highest level in amateur sports (who meet the general criteria of secondary sources published about them)." No. see below
Also, WP:BIO1E is technically right, he was only in the news when we was due to his death, nothing else came out of it. Also, from WP:N#TEMP, "A short burst of present news coverage about a topic does not necessarily constitute objective evidence of long-term notability." This was at best a short burst, we heard nothing before or since.
Honestly, despite it passing the basic criteria of having reliable sources, I still just can't see how this individual is notable at all, 11 months after the first AfD. Wizardman 01:06, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]