Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tang Sang

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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 02:12, 2 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tang Sang

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Nothing to show notability. He's not a notable martial artist because he meets none of the criteria and notability is not gained from your teacher (WP:NOTINHERITED. His service with the Hong Kong police doesn't make him notable, not even for being corrupt since the article points out that's common.Mdtemp (talk) 21:34, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Tentatively keep until the nominator explains the problem with the sources in the article. Since notability has nothing to do with fame or importance, if enough reliable sources have been cited, the article will meet WP:BASIC (WP:GNG) and be kept. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.81.255.40 (talk) 02:20, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Passing mentions are not sufficient to meet WP:GNG, notability is not inherited, and the burden of proof is on those who claim notability. Papaursa (talk) 21:00, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Forgetting the corruption would Head of the Hong Kong CID be a cause for notability?Peter Rehse (talk) 02:27, 14 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, strong sources. Famous as a photographer, well known as a martial artist, and organizations he taught. CrazyAces489 (talk) 14:02, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Where are the strong sources and the proof that he's a famous photographer? Papaursa (talk) 21:00, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete No significant independent coverage. The first four sources are passing mentions as one of Yip Man's students and the fifth is a one line mention in a book about the Chinese tongs. He can't inherit notability simply by being a student of Yip Man and there's no indication he meets any of the notability criteria for martial artists. As for being head of Hong Kong's CID, I don't see any guideline that shows that's notable. I do remember an article on a Honolulu police chief being deleted even though I believe he'd also been a temporary appointee to the city council. Papaursa (talk) 21:00, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 23:43, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The only coverage consists of passing mentions and notability can't be inherited from his instructor.204.126.132.231 (talk) 21:11, 22 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete If we've ever deleted the article on a chief of police of a major city, it's because nobody did the necessary work. If there were evidence of being chief of police, I would say keep, but not chief of detectives. The photography material if sourced might show notability , but I don;t see any sources. DGG ( talk ) 06:11, 31 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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