Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jang iksu

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The result was Delete. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-02-10 23:59Z

Jang iksu

I can't put my finger on what's wrong with this article, besides its lack of references. Is it a hoax? Is this guy good at a game that's not itself notable? I'll let you folks decide. YechielMan 09:16, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Half the article is an interview and it also violates WP:NPOV in some pretty nasty ways. I think you hit the nail on the head with "being good at a game that isn't itself notable". fraggle 09:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no verifiable sources to establish notability. Interview is almost certainly copyright vio. Lack of any attempt at Wikification adds insult to injury. Shaundakulbara 10:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I'm open-minded as Korea and Japan treat videogame champions as media stars, and a Google confirms the broad outline of the article, but unless we get some reliable sources in there ... --Dhartung | Talk 10:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment interview may be a copyvio, but can't confirm (if not a copyvio, then it's WP:OR anyway). The lead is also unquestionably a copyvio of [1], so I've removed it. cab 11:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete 654 GHits for "jang iksu" tekken; 121 GHits for 장익수 철권. None are WP:RS. cab 11:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is an interview, not an encyclopedia article, and it is entirely without sources. (jarbarf) 18:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and Complete Rewrite per an AfD I started on another famous Japanese videogame player that was kept. JuJube 23:23, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- WP:INN. That article also fails to cite reliable sources in pursuit of establishing notability, so I don't quite understand why so many people voted Keep. cab 23:45, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - Mostly because the fanbase mobilized to dig up whatever they could. :/ JuJube 23:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - Well, I've decided to be the bastard trying to kill that article again. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daigo Umehara (third nomination). cab 00:23, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - Changing vote to Delete. JuJube 20:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.