Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sako Chivitchian

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) -- Cheers, Riley 00:08, 27 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sako Chivitchian[edit]

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Notability has yet to be established. If he gets a fight against a bigger name opponent, then recreate the page. JonnyBonesJones (talk) 11:41, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Subject does not meet WP:NMMA and WP:MMANOT. --LlamaAl (talk) 16:59, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Per all below. --LlamaAl (talk) 23:42, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: another notable fighter trying to be deleted. Can somebody help me out and tell me why when I do this, my vote isn't be counted as a participant?Willdawg111 (talk) 17:06, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: Most likely because you saying that he's notable doesn't have any effect. The only way to argue against a lack of notability is to provide evidence (sources) that shows other users that Sako Chivitchian is notable. Please see WP:NMMA and the general notability guideline for advice. Remember to use sources independent of the subject. Bjelleklang - talk 18:14, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - is notable due to his judo accomplishments, which are sourced and valid. To quote from the article, "he has won a total of eleven U.S. national titles including junior titles in 2000[8] and 2001 and two junior Olympic championships. In 2001–2002, he was named the United States Judo Federation's National Youth Male Athlete of the Year. He has placed first and third in the Junior U.S. Open Judo Championships, and competed in the 2003 World Judo Championships in South Korea."

Also was a competitor on a notable TV show which received X million amount of viewers. Definitely notable. WP:MMANOT doesn't apply. Once again, TELL THE CREATOR OF THE ARTICLE ABOUT ITS DEL NOM! Paralympiakos (talk) 21:53, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep Based on his judo record alone (even though its Junior)- the MMA is just gravey.Peter Rehse (talk) 07:59, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep Winning a national title in an established sport (Judo is also an Olympic sport) makes this guy notable. Mike (talk) 23:37, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Meets WP:NMMA. Sepulwiki (talk) 12:54, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I'm biased as I wrote part of the article including referencing the judo material, but I think that this material alone is sufficient to establish notability. I note that no one but the nominator favours deletion, this feels like SNOWy territory to me. EdChem (talk) 03:21, 23 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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