Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Takao Aoki


 * 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 Redirect to Beyblade. Consensus is against keeping as an article, but sufficient support for a redirect. Michig (talk) 09:04, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Takao Aoki

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To my surprise I could find no in depth sources to show how this person is notable. I did find his ANN page but seeing it is user edited there is no way to confirm he had those roles. Upon checking each series (Their official websites) I could find no mention of his name anyplace. I am placing this up for deletion per WP:GNG, and WP:INHERITED, again seeing I could not verify the roles it would also fail WP:ENT. Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:21, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:27, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:27, 19 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete - cannot find any sources. There are Wiki articles about him in five languages and not a single one is properly sourced. I found tons of listings for his name but nothing that is about him. —Мандичка YO 😜 01:35, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't know if it means much but I couldn't find anything sourcewise on the Japanese wiki entry either. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 01:40, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's what I meant :-) I think across all those articles I saw one that had a reference, and it was only to an article about a comic book he contributed to (I think). He definitely could be notable, but we need something to support that he is. —Мандичка YO 😜 03:33, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: Can't find anything on him at CiNii. WhisperToMe (talk) 05:35, 19 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. Given the lack of reliable third-party sourcing and in-depth coverage, this person does not appear to pass the basic WP:GNG notability criteria. --DAJF (talk) 12:38, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * One idea could be to redirect to Beyblade which appears to be his best known work.--70.27.231.57 (talk) 23:47, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:22, 21 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. I agree with that his article can redirect to Beyblade. He is a producer for Studio Gokumi so he has some mention in some shows. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:26, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't be opposed to a redirect, I am a bit wary of recreation though. His best known work is Beyblade so someone might down the line say "Hey this makes this guy notable too". - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 21:32, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * True, but unless this is protected against recreation someone  looking at the Beyblade article could see him mentioned and assume that he should have an article. Also, if there was a consensus for the redirect we could protect the redirect itself to prevent this hypothetical issue for happening. I am not sure if that is th right course of action but I don't think that potential article recreation should be a major concern especially since it can easily be undone.--70.27.231.57 (talk) 01:45, 22 May 2015 (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.