Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ESports in Thailand


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The result was merge to eSports. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  18:31, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

ESports in Thailand

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Unsourced article says nothing beyond the fact that eSports exist in Thailand in much the same way as every other country (same games are popular, local tournaments are played, they're streamed online), and that the phenomenon in fact "isn’t popular as much". McGeddon (talk) 09:53, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment: What exactly is the rationale for suggested deletion in this case? If it's the lack of sources, there are plenty of news articles providing an introduction and overview of the status of e-sports in Thailand. Or is it the actual status of e-sports in Thailand itself that is the cause of concern? Or the current shape of the article? --Paul_012 (talk) 10:24, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah, perhaps this should have been a merge suggestion, on reflection. The problem is that it's broadly just a content fork from eSports: it's covering the same basic ground in saying that eSports exist, that certain games are popular, that tournaments are played, that gaming websites cover them, that games are streamed online. It's not claiming anything particularly unique about Thai eSports, beyond the names of some local tournaments and YouTube channels. --McGeddon (talk) 10:40, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Thailand-related deletion discussions. North America1000 15:41, 28 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Neutral – The current quality of an article isn't relevant at all in a deletion discussion. A topic is considered notable and worth having an article on if there are reliable sources documenting it, and they apparently are for this subject. I agree, though, that nothing would be lost if this got deleted. I'd much rather see it improved to actually say something interesting and incorporate sources. Until then, this thing is pretty useless. I don't see a reason to merge, though. ~ Mable ( chat ) 09:33, 29 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge to Esports: Why is Thailand more important to have a "Esports in this country" article over the United States or Korea, both countries where Esports are massive. This article is pretty much saying Esports exists in Thailand, like any other country where Esports exists. TheDeviantPro (talk) 09:28, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I think an esports in Korea article would be awesome, to be honest. Creating a esports in the United States would prove rather difficult because of all the US-centric sources. Either way, I don't think 'other stuff exists' is the issue. I agree with that the article in its current state is useless. ~ Mable ( chat ) 11:47, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions.  Satellizer el Bridget  (Talk)  12:35, 1 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:TNT.  Satellizer el Bridget (Talk)  12:36, 1 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge to Esports: No need for this country to have its own article in this subject. SGPolter (talk) 13:52, 1 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Merge verifiable content to eSports. Its WP:TOOSOON for spinouts like this. This sort of thing may be more appropriate when the esports article is so large we start splitting it out according to various countries/regions...but we don't seem to be there yet, and it doesn't seem like Thailand shouldn't particularly be that first step yet... Sergecross73   msg me  12:46, 3 November 2016 (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.