Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Penkalski


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The result was Delete. Michig (talk) 10:02, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

David Penkalski

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This chess player has not had chess results that are notable enough to be worth an entry in Wikipedia. He has not won major chess tournaments or played for the chess national team of his country. He does not have the Grandmaster title, and not even the International Master title. There is no coverage by significant, national sources; only by local, specialised sources.

Also, the article was written by the subject of the article himself.

All in all, this article is best suited for Facebook, not for Wikipedia. SyG (talk) 08:32, 16 September 2012 (UTC) SyG (talk) 08:32, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. The self-promotional tone and the fact that all article content was provided by single-purpose anonymous accounts strongly suggests WP:COI. Sourcing is poor.  Even if all the claims in the article are true and were properly sourced, still not notable.  Quale (talk) 08:40, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and Quale, and I'll add an analysis of why the achievements fall somewhat short of notability. We have generally kept articles on grandmasters and national champions There is no FIDE rating registered on Penkalski but the USCF rating of 2414 would probably be of approximately IM or FM strength. Winning the Wisconsin Chess Championship is a good achievement, but the state championships are usually Labor Day weekend tournaments that do not confer the same prestige as national championships do. The other tournament victories are in local opens that may receive some attention in a state publication, but little if any in the nationwide Chess Life. Finally, scoring points against FMs, IMs, and GMs represents a peak performance only, and is therefore not as notable as being an FM, IM, or GM which would be an indication of sustained strength. Sjakkalle (Check!)  09:37, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. WP:PROMOTION and doesn't meet WP:GNG. Agree w/ nom, belongs on Facebook not Wikipedia. Ihardlythinkso (talk) 09:59, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 10:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete, as above. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:10, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.