Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yinka Faniyan


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The result was delete. ~ Amory  (u • t • c) 18:36, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Yinka Faniyan

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non-notable, insufficient references RJFJR (talk) 01:33, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 01:38, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 01:38, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. Hhkohh (talk) 01:38, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Is commonwealth participation not enough reason for inclusion? HandsomeBoy (talk) 14:00, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Neutral: Let me start by saying fencing is a largely unpublicized sport in Nigeria, despite being quite vast in many sporting event, I have no clue on how the game is played. Now back to this article, I have tried to really dig deep concerning the subject, and what I discover is that the peak of Faniyan's career was between 2006 and 2010. This period represents a time frame where internet penetration was not as high as today so it is understandable why coverage for an unpopular sport athlethe will be low. Nevertheless, Faniyan participated in a number of international competitions like British Fencing Association, Commonwealth Fencing Championships, that make me to believe that he was arguably the number one Nigerian fencer at some point. Presently, he is not listed on the website of the International Fencing Federation, despite about 10 Nigerians being there meaning he is presently not active. I also went through WP:ATHLETE, and the lack of sport-specific criteria for fencing makes it difficult for me to apply. As the nom stated, the lack of sources makes me want to !vote delete, but the feeling that sources should exist somewhere on the internet or in print based on above make me settle for neutral. HandsomeBoy (talk) 21:12, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   18:57, 10 July 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:58, 18 July 2018 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Possible delete per WP:BIODEL, but giving it a final chance
 * Delete a biography of a non-notable person. The claim of the top 100 fencers in the world by 2008 is unsourced, and the rest is extremely unremarkable (After graduating, he worked part-time while looking for a permanent position within this chosen field.)  Participating in the Commonwealth Games is never a guarantee of meeting notability standards, and the fencing competition is not directly affiliated with that. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 19:45, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Lourdes  16:50, 25 July 2018 (UTC)


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