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Keep - in reading the prior AfD, the major concerns seemed to be the combination of unrelated material ("public awareness and the media") and a lack of sourcing. The former concern appears to have been mostly addressed immediately after the close of that AfD with the removal of that section and the renaming of the article; the latter is, at least partly, a function of a bunch of unformatted external links (I'll try to get some of those fixed). Setting aside the problems of the current version (essay-like, sourcing, etc.), this is a notable topic which does deserve its own article.
cmadler (
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14:12, 26 April 2011 (UTC)reply
Strong Keep This is a very important topic and has been covered by many sources, hence "notable." The article needs to be improved, not deleted.
Kitfoxxe (
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16:29, 26 April 2011 (UTC)reply
Keep - I started out thinking this was a new article that may well duplicate an existing article on the health aspects of American football. It turns out that THIS is the main article, established back in 2005. There was just a piece on concussions in sport (with an emphasis on football) in National Geographic. This is not only an encyclopedic topic worthy of inclusion, it is a HOT topic in popular culture. The article needs improvement, to be sure, but this is not the Article Improvement Workshop. An absolutely clear keeper.
Carrite (
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21:17, 26 April 2011 (UTC)reply
Comment - See: "New Brain Science on Football Concussions" (cover title), which is Luna Shyr, "The Big Idea: Brain Trauma: Lasting Impact." National Geographic, February 2011, pp. 28-31.
Carrite (
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21:23, 26 April 2011 (UTC)reply
Keep very notable topic. The content itself might need some cleanup and editing... and I say--
WP:SOFIXIT! Article content is normally not a "deletion" issue but an "editing" issue. Article "existence" is a deletion issue, and this article should exist.--
Paul McDonald (
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19:17, 27 April 2011 (UTC)reply
Keep A "content fork" that has actually received lots of scientific study and mainstream media coverage. An appropriate topic for a stand-alone article. (I would also support a
Concussions in American football spin-off, if it were to be developed.)--
GrapedApe (
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23:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a
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