Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Orlando Fernández


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The result was keep. Daniel (talk) 08:34, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Orlando Fernández

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Fails WP:NSPORTS, WP:ANYBIO and WP:GNG as he lacks SIGCOV in multiple RS. Many people have swum the Straits of Gibraltar, being the first person from a particular ethnic group, state or territory to do so does not establish notability. Mztourist (talk) 06:42, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Puerto Rico-related deletion discussions. Mztourist (talk) 06:44, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Mztourist (talk) 06:45, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Keep - He is a notable swimmer. Fernández departed from Cadiz, Spain, and swam the Strait for three hours and 57 minutes covering a distance of 18 kilometers in 65° Fahrenheit waters. He reached Point Cires, Morocco, accomplishing his lifelong dream and becoming the first Puerto Rican ever to do so. Only a handful of swimmers have been able to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. I wonder why the nominator is nominating so many Puerto Rican related articles for deletion. Tony the Marine (talk) 07:11, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Because they're so poorly sourced and so are non-notable. Why are you just copying text from the page into here? Many people have swum the Strait, being the first Puerto Rican to do so isn't notable.Mztourist (talk) 07:18, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:33, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Keep - four news articles in mayor PR newspapers about Fernández and were not just trivial mentions but the news articles were about him and his accomplishments. I believe meets notability per WP:ANYBIO. The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 02:19, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Keep - per the improvements to the article since it was nominated. Scorpions13256 (talk) 07:55, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


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