Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Philipp Budeikin


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  10:36, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

Philipp Budeikin

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The subject of the page does not meet WP:GNG. Majority of sources are not Reliable Sources and the subject receives a trivial mention and not at all in some sources. Subject is known for one event and is covered adequately in the Blue Whale (game) article WP:NOPAGE 8&#61;&#61;8 Boneso (talk) 09:20, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Baby miss  fortune 12:53, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Russia-related deletion discussions. Baby miss  fortune 12:53, 31 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment, does the Blue Whale game classify as a video game? Or can I remove it from the list of Video Games AfDs?  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 14:45, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Blue whale is not a video game. I think it should be removed from that category. This article is about Budeikin & its claimed that he is a video game programmer so I thought I would let the let the consensus decide. The Blue Whale (game) page had a video game infobox at one stage but ie was deleted, never to return. 8&#61;&#61;8 Boneso (talk) 21:58, 31 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Seems to fall into BLp1E territory. If it's redirected it should be to Blue Whale (game). FloridaArmy (talk) 00:16, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The article doesn't provide any proof that he is a video games designer at all. Just says he is. If his only known works is as part of the Blue Whale game, then he's no video game designer.  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 09:25, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect to Blue Whale (game). This article started out as a redirect to Blue Whale (game).  It was expanded into something like its current form a few months later, but the text adds virtually nothing that doesn't already appear in the target.  The original idea of redirecting to the article on the game was the right choice back then, and it remains so today.  NewYorkActuary (talk) 03:51, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Blue Whale (game) as there is a precedent but I would also consider a delete if the consensus falls that way. The subject matter comes under WP:NOT and WP:SINGLEEVENT, and is barely covered by reliable sources, the subject is already more comprehensively and better covered on the Blue Whale page, which includes summary of the reliability of the reports about the individual’s actual involvement and a broader overview of the social phenomenon. Mramoeba (talk) 09:04, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, TheSandDoctor (talk) 05:16, 7 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete Budeikin is known for creating a game that exists only as an urban myth. He is named as being a curator of death groups in Russia by a single source.  All news articles relating to Budeikin and the creation of the Blue Whale (game) are traceable back to that single source being Novaya Gazeta.  He is known for a single event that did not happen.  A quick look at WP:NOT shows that Budeikin fits item 2.  Even when an event is notable, individuals involved in it may not be.  and item 3.  Wikipedia considers the enduring notability of persons and events.  No-one will remember who Budeikin is in 4-5 years. 8&#61;&#61;8 Boneso (talk) 09:19, 11 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete The subject is already covered in the Blue Whale article at sufficient length, which points out that Budeikin's actual involvement is suspect in the first place. I totally agree with Boneso's assessment. No way does this rate a separate article. RobP (talk) 14:58, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete Basically agree with everything Boneso said. In fact even despite knowing his name I didn't put two and two together when I saw this pop up on AfD. Much better suited to the Blue Whale article page instead. S EMMENDINGER  ( talk ) 22:00, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete I thought the Blue Whale Game page explained that it is not real, only a urban legend? So how can there be someone who started the "game"? How can there be a page for someone who was arrested for creating something that does not exist? The majority of these citations do not explain why Budeikin is notable enough to have a WP page.Sgerbic (talk) 06:20, 12 February 2018 (UTC)


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