Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Halil Kayıkçı


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The result was Delete.  Hut 8.5  21:43, 4 August 2016 (UTC)

Halil Kayıkçı

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I don't know if this chap would be counted as a commercial astronaut or a space tourist, but basically he won a competition to do "be an astronaut". While technically he's the first Turk to go into space, I don't think those 15 minutes (both "of fame" and "in space") are significant enough for him to surpass BLP1E or meet GNG. Primefac (talk) 21:26, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete - I was tempted to take this page to AFD after the subject's DOB was brought to BLPN, where it was first brought to my attention. Seems to be a case of WP:1EVENT. Meatsgains (talk) 21:40, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete for now. He hasn't even flown yet. Since the European Space Agency classifies sub-orbital flights as part of space tourism ("Space Tourism: ESA's View on Private Suborbital Spaceflights", I suppose he could be added to Space tourism when he does. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:32, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Copied Comment an IP's post on this discussion's talk page: "He has not won the space flight he has passed the qualifying tests that is what it means and It will take about 15 minuets with a spaceplane to go to space and he will remain there for 50 minuets and He will fly in a couple of months time". Primefac (talk) 15:18, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete I first took the article at face value and even helped with some minor improvements. Looking closer, I see that it is a big stretch to call him an astronaut when he only is a space tourist. Moreover, the development of the spaceplane has been postponed several times and now seems to have been cancelled completely. So the flight may never be, and he will not even get his 15 minutes of fame/space. But he has had his two months in Wikipedia! --T*U (talk) 17:08, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. North America1000 04:21, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. North America1000 04:21, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Looks like a pretty clear WP:1EVENT. Kingofaces43 (talk) 04:49, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Being on a 15-minute flight into space at this point is not enough to make one notable, and that is for a very loose definition of space.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:08, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment - The AfD tag was removed by an IP. I have restored. More eyes would be appreciated. Meatsgains (talk) 15:42, 3 August 2016 (UTC)


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