Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iliya Elenski

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The result was delete. Sandstein 08:03, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Iliya Elenski

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Doesn't meet WP:NSOLDIER, no notable events ^{[Username Needed]} 11:03, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 11:38, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. From reading the better Bulgarian entry seems he reached colonel and deputy regiment commander (so - one notch down from meeting SOLDIER). From the Bulgarian Wikipedia (+ this) - he shot down a multi-engine aircraft in 1954, a Greek plane. Coverage seems to be mainly in Bulgarian and in specialist airforce literature - I do not think he meets GNG.Icewhiz (talk) 12:11, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Not notable for stand alone article; trivial. Kierzek (talk) 02:04, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Doesn't meet WP:SOLDIER unless there's something seminal in his book, which is probably not in a language I could read.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 02:44, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Keep - Coverage doesn't need to be in English to meet our policies and guidelines. The book cited in the English article, "ХХ век българска авиация : Кой кой е 1897-1999" by Цветан Цаков, is a who's-who for Bulgarian aviation from 1897-1999. Elenski is given a section from page 165-167 (I can see this by searching his last name within the text and examining the snippet view results). The Bulgarian article states that he is given in-depth coverage in the book "Пътека в небето" by Тома Ковачев. I don't have any access to Ковачев's article, but Ковачев and Цаков (the authors of the two books) both seem like legitimate popular history authors and I have no reason to think that using their writing would not allow an article pass WP:V or WP:NPOV. Thus, he seems to pass those policies and GNG, given the customary AGF about sources unavailable online. Smmurphy^(Talk) 14:56, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz ^Humbug! 06:24, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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