Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Max Burkhart

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The result was delete. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:00, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Max Burkhart

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Again, a tragic incident, but Wikipedia is not a memorial. Proposed deletion was contested because "he certainly was [notable] to thousands in the alpine ski world who like me, would like recognition and rememberence." Remembrance isn't within the scope of Wikipedia (see above), and I can't see what this article recognizes apart from the tragedy of his death. There aren't any major accomplishments even on youth level, as Max Burkhart wasn't part of the German national squad. There also isn't a BBC obit as stated by another editor, just a short notice. Axolotl Nr.733 (talk) 09:23, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. ^{Babymissfortune} 09:58, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. ^{Babymissfortune} 10:01, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. Agreed, a tragic story, but sadly the only news hits relate to Burkhart's death, so this fails WP:ONEEVENT and WP:NOTAMEMORIAL. ~dom Kaos~ (talk) 13:09, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Basically every time a 17-year-old dies it is tragic, and there are always some people who want to memorialize the person who died, but the place to do that is in paid obituaries and websites made to memorialize people, not on Wikipedia.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:11, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Doesn't appear to meet anything at WP:NSPORT, including taking part in a top-level competition and/or tournament. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 09:00, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Only notable for his death, which is not enough for an article here. Edwardx (talk) 00:03, 15 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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