Talk:Nikita Filatov

Hockey's Future
Since I got chastised for using HF as a reference from a rude admin on the Victor Hedman article, I was wondering from an impartial viewer what the stance is on using Hockey's Future as a source on prospects? I believe that it's the #1 source of the Internet about prospects and has become a reputable source. Others believe it is still "blog sourced" content. Not to be a jerk or anything, I just don't like to see a double standard. We either should be allowed to use it or shouldn't. --Fallman123 (talk) 18:07, 29 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I don't see where you were chastised by a rude admin. Be mindful of WP:NPA. I actually don't understand what this particular instance is referencing: Filatov was the top ranked Euro in the draft (just check the CSS or ISS final rankings). That's a verifiable fact. Either way: Your Victor Hedman instance is referencing Simon Richard's (who???) speculation that Hedman might go 1st next year. ccwaters (talk) 14:21, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Review of article
Since User:Canada Hky asked for a review of the article, here's my quick overview of the article, and some key points that I always look for: Thats all I saw without actually looking through the article. However, from my quick glance, it looks good, really good. I would even consider a GA nom, or with some copyediting, an FA nom. Look forward to seeing what happens. Kaiser matias (talk) 03:12, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about using dates in lead (ex. "selected ... in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 20, 2008," "He signed a professional contract with the Blue Jackets on July 10, 2008.") Just include what happened (selected in draft, signed with CBJ some time after, etc). The lead is supposed to be a summary of the article; including specific dates is usually not part of a summary.
 * Try not to use one-sentence paragraphs, like the one mentioning he was picked by Sudbury in the CHL import draft. If possible, incorporate it into one of the other paragraphs, or expand on it. The single sentence looks tacky and just plain ugly, especially when the rest of the article is so much fuller.
 * As far as I'm aware, the Russian Superleague was a pro league, yet his career in the RSL is listed under the heading "Junior hockey." Rather than force you to rewrite the entire section, I'd suggest changing the headings, possibly something like "Russia" and "North America" or along those lines. At the very least, there is no need to add "hockey" to the heading; the article is about a hockey player, the hockey heading then become rather redundant.
 * Like mentioned above, the Personal life section needs to be reformed. Suggestions (if possible) to expand it are add his parents names, and siblings (if applicable); where he grew up; while not really applicable now, did he live in Columbus, or continue to stay in Russia? Things like this are good for expansion.
 * Put the awards into a fancy looking box (see: Joe Sakic/Jarome Iginla for examples); I may be wrong on this, but I do believe we have the awards going after the career stats.
 * Don't really need the "See also" section; it really adds nothing to the article.
 * References should all have: author names, date published, publisher, url (if appicable), page (if applicable), access date, and ISBN (if appicable). Make sure to only use reliable sources; sites like Russian Prospects may have trouble in the future (unless you are willing to prove it is reliable enough (I'm not an expert on this, so consult WP:RS for details); other sites like eSportz and the Bleacher Report are probably not going to pass the RS test.

His father`s name
The name of Nikita`s father cannot be Slava, since his patronym is Vasilyevich meaning that the father`s name is Vasiliy. - ArcticleCreater (talk) 20:50, 12 March 2010 (UTC) ArcticleCreater
 * Have a source which states his father's name as something different than the one cited? Canada Hky (talk) 23:32, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
 * "Slava" is a short name for various names. Most likely his name was "Vasily". Regards.--Tomcat (7) 14:49, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

too much information?
While this article is certainly well written and accurate, it seems far too long considering that this player appears to be an absolute bust as a pro player. There are articles here for HOF players that don't contain anywhere near this much information. I intend to begin removing some of the less relevant information, assuming there are no arguments. Freshfighter9talk 17:59, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I guess I would need some examples of what you feel needs to be removed, but because other players anent up to snuff doesn’t seem like a reason to remove info. Also the majority of the information in the article was included when this page went through FA review, perhaps I am wrong in my assumption but I would have thought that completely frivolous info would have been asked to be removed during the review. While he has been a bust he has still had a somewhat unusual career to with his interactions between the KHL and NHL. --Mo Rock...Monstrous (leech44) 21:31, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Draft bust
A big part of the notability of Filatov is the fact that he failed in the NHL after big expectations. He is the definition of a draft bust, and that should be noted in this article. I don't think it should be removed, as a neutral point of view, I think, includes it. If there is consensus against it, sure, but I think it's part of the story. Alaney2k (talk) 23:15, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You can't use Reddit as a source to back this assertion up. I think it is early in his career to make any definitive judgement, so I would argue against it needing to be referenced and established in the lead. Also, considering the article has undergone an FA review, keeping the previously established citation style would be appropriate.  Canada Hky (talk) 00:03, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That FA review is old. It is time for a review of the FA status. I think if you are unwilling to include the reputation of Filatov as a draft bust, then I think it is not a neutral article, one of the primary criteria for GA or FA status. Alaney2k (talk) 00:37, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I didn't remove it. I just don't think an opinion that is supported by a single columnist needs to be mentioned in the lead. It is still present in the body of the article.  I removed the Reddit link, for obvious reasons, and clarified what was stated by the source.  There are 30 ice hockey FA's that have older reviews than Filatov - are you proposing reviews for all of them?  Canada Hky (talk) 00:42, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You are whitewashing my edits. That's hardly neutral. Alaney2k (talk) 00:47, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I am fixing your formatting, removing unnecessary detail from the lead, and removing unreliable sources - in an attempt to keep the article at FA level. I did not remove the info about him being a bust, however it is not accurately reflecting sources to post a single column and then claim there is any sort of consensus for the claim.  Canada Hky (talk) 16:12, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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