Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Li Jianying


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:17, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Li Jianying

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Is this pilot sufficiently notable? It doesn't seem so to me. Delete. --Nlu (talk) 16:15, 1 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep. According to Notability, a person is notable if he or she has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. The significant coverage can be found at, e.g., this page (in Chinese) at Sina.com. Li Jianying received a gold medal for pilots, the highest honor for a PLA pilot. I think that he is notable enough. --Pengyanan (talk) 16:50, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I understand your point, but he was, basically, known for a single event, and was not known before or after (obviously, because he unfortunately died). See WP:SBST.  --Nlu (talk) 19:58, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Even if Li Jianying is only notable for a single event, then the article should be renamed to cover the event, not be deleted, according to Notability (people).--Pengyanan (talk) 20:15, 1 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:29, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:29, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Victoria Cross winners are also usually only known for a single event, but they are always held to be notable. If this medal really is the highest award for pilots in China then the article should be kept, as recipients of the highest honour in a country have always been held to be inherently notable on Wikipedia. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:39, 2 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep If the medal is the highest award in China for pilots then the subject is notable. Maybe a little rewriting would help, but the subject is sufficiently notable. DRosin (talk) 21:20, 2 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep: Seems notable, but article needs work like referencing. Ryan 4314   (talk) 12:07, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep -- Nominator failed to conduct a basic web-search prior to this nomination and their nomination of Wang Jiancheng. Geo Swan (talk) 05:47, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
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