As the closer of the deletion debate, I am providing this extended rationale after being repeatedly asked to do so at DRV and on my talk page. There is a wide consensus that I should do so and I concede that I was mistaken in declaring that I would not give a detailed rationale.
This page is an extension of the closing remarks and should be taken as part of the now closed deletion debate. No further edits should be made here. Any comments should be made at the deletion review while it is still open, or else on the talk page of the article.