Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dejan Ristić

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The result was keep (non-admin closure). Sir Sputnik (talk) 20:12, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dejan Ristić

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Article's subject fails to meet WP:GNG. A search on GoogleNews produces no hits, a regular Google search shows pages of statistics but no substantive coverage. I have verified that there are no articles on him in either the Serbian or Serbo-Croatian Wikipedias. While he may appear to meet WP:NSPORT, he does not meet the the more-fundamental requirements of WP:GNG. KDS4444^Talk 09:03, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Sir Sputnik (talk) 19:19, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Serbia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:09, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:09, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:09, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

*Keep - Sources indicate that the individual has played in a fully professional league and so passes WP:NFOOTY. Article needs expanding not deleting. Per current consensus, players who have played in a fully professional league are assumed notable. Presence or lack thereof on Serbian WP or any other Wiki is not relevant. Fenix down (talk) 11:43, 30 June 2014 (UTC) Anctually not sure he has played FPL. Fenix down (talk) 11:52, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - numerous appearances in a fully-professional league, as confirmed by reliable sources, so this player meets WP:NFOOTBALL. Needs improving, not deleting, to bring in line with WP:GNG. Nomination smacks of WP:POINT. Giant Snowman 17:32, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - It was my understanding that the policies outlined in WP:NFOOTY and WP:NFOOTBALL, both under the heading of WP:NSPORTS, were only intended as useful guidelines, rules of thumb, and that WP:GNG still had to be met to justify a full article. As a relatively recent creation, this article maybe needs more time. I am wondering, though, if it does not maybe fall into a class of articles (WP:SUBSTUBS on young footballers/ soccer players) whose good faith creation was premised on a misinterpretation of WP:NSPORTS (?). Or maybe I am the one who is misinterpreting-- in that case, please help! KDS4444^Talk 22:01, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep There does seem to be a lack of ANY information on the Internet I can find to confirm that this 36-year old footballer actually exists. Are we sure this isn't an error? Perhaps User:Lotom could provide further information?. Ah, here's a source [1] ... there was an error in my search. Meets WP:NFOOTY then, so it's a keep. Edit, I note that game happens to be a friendly ... so here's a different source for a recent league appearance [2] Nfitz (talk) 18:19, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Ristić has played in the fully-pro SuperLiga and appears to be the subject of significant coverage in online Serbian-language sources from recent years. It is difficult for me to find online sources from prior to 2012 - which would represent the majority of his career - and there is another person with the same name who is well-known as a political appointee. That said, I was able to slighly expand the article and add a few sources I found. Nfitz mentions a few others, and I'm confident this article will meet GNG with help from someone proficient in Serbian (especially if they have access to offline sources). Jogurney (talk) 15:44, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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