Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karayel (horse)

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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:35, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Karayel (horse)[edit]

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There is a possible case of notability on the merits of this being a very successful horse, but sourcing is poor here. We have a lot of directory listings and two articles (one in a trade magazine). I was able to find an actual description of this horse in Horse Racing: The Records. Even with that and generously reading of WP:GNG, I feel this poor horse comes up just short. If only there was a WP:NHORSE. Allan Nonymous (talk) 14:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Horse racing-related deletion discussions. Allan Nonymous (talk) 14:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Turkey-related deletion discussions. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 14:22, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the source given in the nomination statement says "Karayel was the best horse ever to race in Turkey...". Phil Bridger (talk) 20:32, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:56, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Nothing found for this horse. I don't see anything beyond directory listings as explained. Oaktree b (talk) 12:16, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There is no WP:NHORSE, but there is a WP:NHORSERACING. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:38, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I know, but WP:NHORSE would be funnier (and probably more helpful when it comes to horses themselves) than WP:NHORSERACING. Allan Nonymous (talk) 13:08, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Even so Karayel seems to surpass by a long way the requirements of WP:NHORSERACING. Given the era that he was racing in and his location it is unlikely that we would find many sources online. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:21, 18 April 2024 (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.