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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:21, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ron Marchini[edit]

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Article refers to an individual who is scantly commented on in sources. Details on the martial artist are just generic stats on his weight and height along with compliments from notable fighters. Compliments and scarce connections do not denote to notability TheGracefulSlick (talk) 23:02, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ as proposer.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 22:52, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Struck duplicate !vote from nominator above; the nomination is considered as your !vote. However, feel free to comment all you'd like. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:08, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I can understand the nomination - both the extremely weak lead (should indicate why notable) and the collection of trivia of unclear notability but it appears there is enough independent significant coverage. I wish the coverage was broader but it is there (Black belt January 1977). I also modified the lead to better reflect notability.Peter Rehse (talk) 11:20, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Article needs work, but the number of articles in magazines such as Black Belt, and in numerous books as found on the Google book search (such as this, this, this, and this), indicates his notability. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:01, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I understand the point of coverage, but shouldn't the sources say something notable about the subject. Most of what I read was through the individual's relation with notable fighters. I know I do not need to explain that notability is not inherited from other people.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 01:05, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep if it seems he's actually notable. SwisterTwister talk 05:03, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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