Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Okhotsimsky Dmitrii Evgenievich


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The result was Keep (non-admin closure), nom-withdrawn. Chetblong T C 22:34, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Okhotsimsky Dmitrii Evgenievich

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contested prod, no online sources, it's probably a hoax, the creator has made a mistake: he said that Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh had discovered the asteroid 8062 but it's wrong, see here. my mistake Cenarium (talk) 21:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * A research on Okhotsimsky returns results, a certain D.E.Okhotsimsky, I'd like a third opinion, it seems that the subject is notable so I'll withdraw it's clear that it's not a hoax. Cenarium (talk) 21:50, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Clearly not a hoax, Google results for Russian spelling of his name, "Oхоцимский", return quite a few results: Here's from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia: , here's more: , . Can't make a decision about notability; but it's clearly a genuine space scientist, not a hoax.  Minor point -- all those sources indicate his year of birth is 1921, not 1906. S. Proudleduck (talk) 22:18, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Plenty of English-language Google results as well, allowing for alternative transliterations: S. Proudleduck (talk) 22:23, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Obvious speedy keep. I hadnt known the BSE was available free on line--great resource, considered very reliable for everything non-political, especially in the physical sciences.DGG (talk) 22:24, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, I withdraw, but I couldn't make my mind alone.Cenarium (talk) 22:25, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


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