Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theodoros Plakadopoulos


 * 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 all. -- Black Falcon (Talk) 05:48, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Theodoros Plakadopoulos

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 * adding per below discussion -SpuriousQ (talk) 19:46, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * adding per below discussion -SpuriousQ (talk) 19:46, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

These articles appear to be either hoaxes or about non-notable people. A Google search for "Theodoros Plakadopoulos" yields only strange comments in blogs, while "Nikos Plakadopoulos" yields no hits. Searching the database LexisNexis yields absolutely nothing. The Nikos article does have a single reference (despite appearing to be two), but it is unclear whether that is a reliable source. -SpuriousQ (talk) 20:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Fails Google, looks like WP:COI and can't find anything on WP:NOTE that justifies. Pedro | Chat  21:21, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment What's even more suspicious, the source "Salonika Network News" is the only reference in either of the articles. But it appears http://www.snn.gr, which hosts the two stories, is not a news service, but a free web hosting service. I would not trust this as a reliable source. This looks more and more to be an elaborate hoax. -SpuriousQ (talk) 21:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, the roster at Olympia Larissa BC should be reviewed The team appears to exist, but the roster may be completely fabricated. -SpuriousQ (talk) 21:34, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

"International business registry shows Cephalonia Shipping is owned by Nikos Plakas, same guy? I don't know... but the company only has two ships. Not every little company owner needs an entry. I say not notable, DELETE!" Two ships isn't enough? Should we delete that gay basketball player's entry because he was only an average player? Or delete Rosa Parks because she didn't ride buses "good enough" Maybe instead of sitting in the front of the bus, she should've driven the bus! it doesn't matter how many ships he owns being the first gay ceo in greece is a big deal. delete the son's though, he's rubbish. Ashleigh86 23:22, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. --Tone 22:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Greece-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 09:20, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 09:22, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment These are two real people but the articles about them aren't even close! And the weirdest thing is it slanders one (Nikos calling him gay which is still kind of bad in Greece) and lauds the other (Theodoros hasn't played at Larissa in two years!) User:Jancotoure
 * Comment Not hoax but definitely NOT notable
 * Comment How can you say he's not gay? User:Boris_Hota
 * Comment He has a son! therefore not gay. User:Jancotoure
 * Comment Nikos is important, but his son is just a spoiled brat(NOT NOTABLE!) User:Vestuviata
 * Let's keep this on topic. This is an discussion about whether the article(s) should be deleted, not whether these people are "gay" or "spoiled brats".  -SpuriousQ (talk) 19:12, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * International business registry shows Cephalonia Shipping is owned by Nikos Plakas, same guy? I don't know... but the company only has two ships. Not every little company owner needs an entry. I say not notable, DELETE! -User:Dabling_king
 * Speedy Delete This looks like some kind of self-promoting ego page.  -- R andom H umanoid ( &rArr; ) 18:39, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as WP:NN. --Evb-wiki 18:40, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Why didn't you guys check google or a professional article search engine. Nikos Jr's page should be redirected to Nikos Plakas III an article with 3rd party links, Nikos Sr can be deleted all he's done is be gay User:Haelstrom
 * Add Nikos Plakas III to the above list (if it survives speedy d) for the same reason. --Evb-wiki 19:33, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Haelstrom, I trawled Google and LexisNexis for "Nikos Plakadopoulos" and "Theodoros Plakadopoulos". Read the nomination statement. Nothing indicated that Theodoros Plakadopoulos = Nikos Plakas III, an article created after this AfD, and nothing on Google indicates Nikos Plakas III is notable (I don't have LexisNexis access right now). Adding Nikos Plakas III to this AfD. -SpuriousQ (talk) 19:45, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * So all these people who's only reference is there own website, they get to stay. But I find a 3rd party, popular tourist site talking about a club... How dare I! We should go straight to God to ask about notability of club owners!User:Haelstrom
 * See WP:N. That site just lists "Nikos Plakas" as an owner of a club; it's not enough information to have a biography about him in this encyclopedia. -SpuriousQ (talk) 19:45, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Those people should also provide reliable sources. Someone's own website is not enough. --Evb-wiki 19:49, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
 * You really don't know the transmutations of greek names? you've never known a Costa or a Tony whose names are really Costas and Tonis? What they consider parts of their names, english speakers would consider titles, grammar or puncuation Plakadopoulos = from the Plaka for every papadopoulos or papaloukas there are 20 pappas's User:Haelstrom
 * Please refer to Notability, and, if possible, provide reliable sources to establish notability as described in those guidelines. -SpuriousQ (talk) 00:03, 17 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't care either way about any of the articles... but you guys do realize that what western europeans/english speakers consider their names isn't shared around the world. Diplomat U Thant for example the U meant sir, but he considered that part of his name. When you found out Yao Ming's family name was Yao and his given name was Ming did your heads explode? And what is this shock about someone's professional name being different than their given name? Anyway I'm way off topic and some admin's are waiting to get their daily power trip by blocking me so ima go. Haelstrom 00:00, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
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