Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aleksandar Miljković (footballer born 1982)


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The result was   keep. (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica1000 01:37, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Aleksandar Miljković (footballer born 1982)

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Article's subject fails to meet WP:GNG. A search on GoogleNews produces no hits, a regular Google search shows pages of statistics but no substantive coverage. I have verified that there are no articles on him in either the Serbian or Serbo-Croatian Wikipedias. While he may appear to meet WP:NSPORT, he does not meet the the more-fundamental requirements of WP:GNG. KDS 4444 Talk  09:10, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:18, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Serbia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:16, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:16, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep - numerous appearances in a fully-professional league, as confirmed by reliable sources, so this player meets WP:NFOOTBALL. Needs improving, not deleting, to bring in line with WP:GNG. Nomination smacks of WP:POINT. GiantSnowman 17:36, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment - It was my understanding that the policies outlined in WP:NFOOTY and WP:NFOOTBALL, both under the heading of WP:NSPORTS, were only intended as useful guidelines, rules of thumb, and that WP:GNG still had to be met to justify a full article. This article is over five years old now with no meaningful citations, and I was able to find no evidence of this individual showing promise of becoming notable in the future.  As a permanent WP:SUBSTUB, then, it appeared to fall in the category of deletable articles.  Please clarify for me.  Thanks.  KDS 4444  Talk  22:10, 30 June 2014 (UTC)


 *  Keep. Appears to meet WP:NFOOTBALL. Mice never shop (talk) 00:01, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete Failure to meet GNG is reason to delete.John Pack Lambert (talk) 01:26, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:NFOOTBALL. Clearly exists with sources such as . Other sources show professional games. Nfitz (talk) 18:41, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 19:40, 8 July 2014 (UTC)




 * Keep - doesn't pass WP:GNG but doesn't need to because he passes WP:NFOOTBALL. It works the same way as WP:NOLYMPICS. There have been instances where football players have had articles deleted because they fail GNG and only just pass NFOOTBALL. But that's not the case here. He didn't play one or two games of top-flight football - he played 37.  St ★ lwart 1 1 1 00:35, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep: passes WP:NFOOTBALL and therefore notable. As I understand it, the GNG and subject-specific notability guidelines are complementary and only one needs to be met. Fame =/= notability, as is the case here: he may not be famous but is still significant (by the standards of the sport notability guideline). BethNaught (talk) 12:55, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - Passes WP:NFOOTY. Current consensus is that fully professional league or senior international appearances are sufficient for notability. Fenix down (talk) 13:34, 9 July 2014 (UTC)
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