Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sonny Doumbouya


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 15:07, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Sonny Doumbouya

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No evidence that he played in these clubs or in any professional match Kostas66 (talk) 20:20, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
 * It may seem funny - but he did play in a professional match. He was invited (2010) for tests in polish club Zaglebie Lubin and played one half against Borussia Dortmund. The power of wikipedia ;) Ok, I have a proof that the article is false (or at least a big abuse): a page from Vjesnik, croatian daily (in HR). It says Sonny Latige Doumbouya is beign tested by Inter Zapresic a the issue is from 2005. According to Wiki biogram he was already a player there, so at least this information is false. wdev from polish wiki 26 July 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.192.1.33 (talk) 09:58, 26 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Some informations looks like hoax. Moreover, Polish media wrote that article contains a lot of false informations. Leina D  ( t )  11:16, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak delete/Strong delete - I can't read Polish (hence, weak delete), but if the article is a hoax, and there are no sources, why haven't we speedied it? (hence, strong delete) Ian.thomson (talk) 12:46, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete unless verified (in English or in Polish if someone reliable can translate.)--Scott Mac 13:15, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Hoax sport.pl and weszlo.com wrote about this, delete PS. (talk) 16:23, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'm not going to do a full translation, but the gist of the Polish sources linked above is that this player got a trial with Zagłębie Lubin on the basis of false information in his Wikipedia article (they don't say which language Wikipedia) that he had played in US Major League Soccer and the Croatian Prva HNL, started in a match against Borussia Dortmund reserves and was substituted at half time when the coach saw how bad a player he was. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:00, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: this came up earlier at WP:AN. The article as it stood then was a hoax, but per Phil Bridger there is a genuine story here, with coverage in several sources. I'm thinking WP:BLP1E at this point, but I've not dug that much (and I'm relying on translate.google.com for help...) TFOWR 17:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
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 * Delete. The article as it stands is a clear hoax. If the story of the hoax gets any coverage beyond a flash-in-the-pan silly season story (which I very much doubt) then an article can be created about it - I note that the sources linked above are only from the last couple of days. It seems that this player, or his agent, exaggerated his CV, as many people do, and used Wikipedia to try to support that exaggeration. That doesn't make for encyclopedic notability. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - much (if not all) of the information is a hoax (his supposed time with the N.Va. Royals or Colorado Rapids would show up in a google news search). Even if the fake CV story has some coverage in the Polish press, I'm not convinced it makes him notable (and certainly the article would need a major overhaul to remove the hoax/unverifiable information). Jogurney (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. GiantSnowman 22:30, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per Phil Bridger. -- &oelig; &trade; 12:19, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete per Phil Bridger. I really wanted to see an article in this, but ultimately the only real story here is an unsuccessful hoax involving Wikipedia. TFOWR 14:06, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.