Talk:Wang Haibo (swimmer)

Edit request on 9 July 2012
It Is Reported That Wang Was Drawn Towards West Ham As His Cousin Own A Local Restaurant Only 5 Minutes From Upton Park He Was Reportedly Linked To Rangers Fc, Blackburn Rovers And Newly Promoted Reading

37.1.169.19 (talk) 19:12, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Somebody has vandalised the original copy and replaced it with a very simplistic version. Kusma's modified version, when editing was locked to prevent said vandalism, is the version that should be public instead of this stub of a piece. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.20.239.34 (talk) 19:17, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

They've also mistaken him for Olympic swimmer Wang Haibo. This Haibo in question is a 24 year old winger who was an unused player in the Olympic SOCCER team, not swimming. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Junojrs (talk • contribs) 19:29, 9 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Edit request declined. This article is about the swimmer not a footballer. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:33, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 July 2012
I would like to add a reference before the page is deleted please.

Swearingfm3000 (talk) 19:54, 9 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Edit request declined. you have not specified the edit to be made. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:34, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Time for some sanity
So, clearly there is a swimmer from the 2004 Olympics and a footballer with the same name. Easy fix: Easy, no?? WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:09, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) Move the current article to Wang Haibo (swimmer)
 * 2) Create a new page called Wang Haibo (footballer)
 * 3) Create a disambiguation page called Wang Haibo (disambiguation) listing both entries.
 * And potentially add one for Wang Haibo (basketball player) if he's notable enough. I'd do this, but I haven't seen enough reliable sources to establish notability for the footballer or the basketball player. -- Ken_g6 (factors &#124; composites) 20:12, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Wang Haibo would be the disambiguation page in that scenario. However try looking for sources for the Wang Haibo (footballer) how notable is he at this time the majority are not about him. Transfer to West Ham is speculation at this time which appears to be caused by a fake twitter account. Its very possible he is joining them but not confirmed to sourced at this time. Edinburgh  Wanderer
 * I agree -- it is too soon for an article about Haibo the footballer. Apparently he's a hit on the social web(no doubt due to humor over his name), but not a single reliable source to be found.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:17, 9 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Is there actually a footballer called Wang Haibo? I found some nonsense (e.g. a Chinese interview with faked and incorrect English subtitles), which makes me suspect the whole non-swimmer stuff is a hoax. —Kusma (t·c) 20:20, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Im verging on going with not. God knows why all i can find are like you say possibly fake videos and links to football manager the game. The Basketball player does appear to be real. Edinburgh  Wanderer  20:27, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

There is no such person. Type in on facebook "Putting Your Football Manager Achievements On Your CV". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.71.71 (talk) 20:59, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Interestingly enough, zh:深圳足球俱樂部球員列表 says that a Wang Haibo (王海波) played as a midfielder for Shenzhen Ruby F.C. in 1996. Seems unrelated to the hoax vandalism though, and I don't see him passing WP:GNG at this moment. —Kusma (t·c) 09:05, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Ah, yes. The Wang Haibo you stated did indeed play for Shenzhen Ruby. He is actually the father of the football player Wang Haibo, who reportedly signed for West Ham United. I, like many others, mistook that junior Haibo for the Olympian swimmer, as was mentioned above. Hence why people had come here to update the news on his alleged transfer, as there had been no real indication has to whom the swimmer was. Seems like a fair mistake to make, unlikely to be made again due to the article now explicitly mentioning that he is the swimmer and not the son of Shenzhen's Wang Haibo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Junojrs (talk • contribs) 14:37, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Why do they have different surnames then? The swimmer's surname is 汪, the football player's is 王. —Kusma (t·c) 15:11, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * You have misunderstood me. The Shenzhen Ruby former player Wang Haibo is not related to the swimmer Wang Haibo. The Shenzhen player is the father of the footballer Wang Haibo, the one who has reportedly signed for West Ham. My apologies, I should have made it clearer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Junojrs (talk • contribs) 17:21, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Ah. There is still no reliably sourced evidence of this "has reportedly signed for West Ham" business, though. —Kusma (t·c) 19:12, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

There is no Wang Haibo football player who reportedly signed for West Ham. It was a popular figure of a Football Manager game, generated (faked) by a member of the Facebook page above. Wang Haibo swimmer I'm sure does not exist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.13.26.73 (talk) 06:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)