Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Smiljka Rodić


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The result was   delete. Black Kite (talk) 22:48, 31 August 2013 (UTC)

Smiljka Rodić

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Non-notable fencer who is currently ranked 130th in the world, coming off of a 45th place finish at the European championships. A bronze at the Mediterranean games does not show notability because it's not considered a major competition. In fact, the international fencing organization awards zero rating points for that event. Jakejr (talk) 23:25, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Serbia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:14, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:14, 16 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete: The subject doesn't seem to be too notable to merit a Wikipedia article. 23 editor (talk) 02:11, 17 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep - She has competed at the top level competition of her sport having fenced at the FIE World championships in Budapest in 2013. Furthermore she has been covered in reliable sources:  see, , , , . -- Whpq (talk) 13:32, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Does this mean that all 200+ men in the epee competition are automatically notable? I don't think so. 204.126.132.231 (talk) 21:12, 20 August 2013 (UTC)


 * No, it means that for Serbia this female competitor is notable. In ictu oculi (talk) 04:31, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I don't know of any notability criteria where notability is based on what country you're from. That might be covered by WP:GNG, but I explained below why I don't believe she meets that. Papaursa (talk) 19:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete Finishing 60th in her division and routine sports coverage do not show notability.204.126.132.231 (talk) 21:12, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  D u s t i *Let's talk!* 02:02, 22 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete Her coverage consists of routine sports reporting and a 60th place finish doesn't seem notable to me.Mdtemp (talk) 16:03, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete: No significant independent coverage. SL93 (talk) 02:15, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - The sources provided by Whpq easily demonstrate passing WP:GNG. Current ranking has nothing to do with notability and does not in any manner negate previous achievements.  The coverage is far beyond routine "sports scores" and is in-depth. --Oakshade (talk) 15:29, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - passes GNG, I am assuming those saying Delete haven't clicked the links. These are mainstream Serbian newspapers. In ictu oculi (talk) 04:28, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * To paraphrase In ictu oculi, I'm assuming those who voted Keep didn't read the links and are unfamiliar with WP:ROUTINE and WP:NOTNEWSPAPER. These sources are the epitome of routine sports reporting.  Let's look at the links provided by Whpq: Article 1 mentions her result on the first day of the world championships "Another Serbian representative in the French capital Smiljka Rodic ranked 112th in competition with 192 participants." Article 2 merely saws she won 2 of her 5 bouts and lost 15-3 in the Mediterranean Games semifinals.  Article 3 mentions her only in a list of scheduled matches.  Article 4 is the exact same article as article 2, except in Croatian instead of Serbian.  Article 5 is another brief article on her performance at the Mediterranean Games. Papaursa (talk) 19:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete My previous comment explains why I believe the coverage does not meet WP:GNG. The bronze at the Mediterranean Games is not enough to show notability--she won a bronze despite losing more matches than she won in an event that the FIE doesn't even consider worth rating.  I don't see what achievements Oakshade is saying make her notable.  I couldn't find any specific notability criteria for fencers, but since I came across this article under a catscan search for martial arts articles, it seems reasonable to look at the martial arts criteria.  There we see that being an Olympic participant, world champion, or repeated medalist at a significant event (defined as several dozen competitors from different countries) are grounds for notability.  She meets none of these and merely competing at a world championship does not show notability. Papaursa (talk) 19:02, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete—WP:ROUTINE coverage is all that exists, per Papaursa. Liv it ⇑ Eh?/What? 20:16, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
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