Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy

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The result of the debate was merge and redirect to Jean-Claude Killy. – ABCD 21:37, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy

Having nominated the article for deletion, I found that it had previously been speedily deleted on two occasions. However, the content now is very different, and I feel needs further debate. In fact, it is rather a well-written article, and far more than a stub. However, I don't feel that a single magazine article merits its own article, unless it has in some way been very influential, which this doesn't seem to have been. Deb 18:10, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

• I created the article based on an empty link directly from the Hunter Thompson page and what I thought was a need for it. Though not a particularly significant article it is indicative of Thompson's style. I also think that the relative importance of the article depends on where you're coming from. For Killy fans it probably means nothing, for Thompson followers the information is useful in locating the source and content of the original Scanlan's article, as well as giving some insights and context into Thompson's well-known sports addiction. Logan 5 19:24, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, under the bar of notability, article recreation. Megan1967 02:02, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge with Jean-Claude Killy and link to him (rather than to the title) from Thompson. / u p p l a n d 03:19, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Merge and redirect per Uppland. Rossami (talk) 06:16, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. The page doesn't establish why that particular article on Killy is noteable. Martg76 12:06, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
• Weak keep. According to this article in Rolling Stone, "Thompson invented a whole new genre when a fellow journalist called his feature on the skier Jean-Claude Killy "gonzo." The piece was written for Playboy, which turned it down; it was published by a fellow maverick, San Franciscan Warren Hinckle. Thompson later said that his realization that he could "get away with" such an outrageous writing style convinced him to stop trying to write "like the New York Times. It was like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids."
• Merge and redirect per Uppland. Looking at the content and comments here I'd agree article is more appropriate for the Killy page than a stand-alone. Logan 5 16:55, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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