Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marius Pantelimon


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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 05:12, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Marius Pantelimon

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While Pantelimon was named in the Romania squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, he did not make an appearance. He made no other appearances at international level and the highest appearances at club level I can find are in the French 3rd tier. Therefore he fails WP:NRU. A WP:BEFORE search brought about no significant coverage on the player and therefore he fails WP:GNG also. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 13:14, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Rugby union-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Romania-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 13:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete - some people have argued that being in a World Cup squad but not playing still passes WP:SPORTCRIT. This depends on one's interpretation of the word 'participated'. For me, my interpretation is that participation involves more than just sitting in the stands. If, during a game of any sport, I sat on the sidelines watching, I would argue that I am not participating in that fixture. I think WP:GNG is what we should be looking at in this particular case, as well as the fact that he doesn't actually meet NRU as he has never actually played for Romania or any leagues that would qualify him under NRU. Since NRU and GNG are clearly not met, I believe that this takes precedence over any presumed notability that being named in a WC squad might give. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 14:51, 9 February 2021 (UTC)


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