Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aleksey Nikiforov


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The result was keep. Ad Orientem (talk) 00:33, 20 June 2017 (UTC)

Aleksey Nikiforov

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fails WP:NHOCKEY and WP:GNG Joeykai (talk) 05:59, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * comment His player credentials, if true, would pass NHOCKEY (player for Dinamo Riga in top russian league). However I do not believe they are true.  On the other hand there are articles like this from NHL.com and this from the Ottawa Citizen, so GNG is a possibility if someone wishes to spend the time on it.18abruce (talk) 13:10, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 21:12, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ice hockey-related deletion discussions. Lepricavark (talk) 21:12, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep his credentials are true, few Lithuanian sport-related sources where it's mentioned and . Respublik (talk) 05:30, 21 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I have seen it mentioned in english sources as well, unfortunately he appears on none of the riga rosters in available databases. If he played in the late '70s then it is plausible that they are incomplete.18abruce (talk) 13:14, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 00:13, 27 May 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  MBisanz  talk 01:03, 5 June 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep - Besides the sources 18bruce and Respublik provided, there is also an article about him here. Plus an article in the New York Times, which although it only devotes one paragraph to the subject, refers to him as a "famed hockey coach."  So even if he did not play for Dynamo Riga, we have multiple articles about him, plus the Times claiming that he is "famed."  And I suspect he did play for Riga, since Lithuanian sources say he did, and Lithuanian Wikipedia claims he did (and I realize that Lithuania Wikipedia is not a reliable source, but I think their editors would know better than us whether a statement like that is correct).  So I think he passes GNG, and most likely passes NHOCKEY. Rlendog (talk) 16:12, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 14:43, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Riendog's comments have dispelled my doubts.18abruce (talk) 22:52, 19 June 2017 (UTC)


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