Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mahmood Rasooli

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

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!} 23:24, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mahmood Rasooli[edit]

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Fails notability. He never played for the senior national team. only played for the youth level teams. yes he played for some pro clubs but that's not enough to makes him notable. also you rarely can find anything about him in English or even Persian sources. Sports2021 (talk) 14:11, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople and Iran. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 14:41, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I never said that he played for the senior national team.

it is clear in the article what i said .

His name is also mentioned in English sources.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Even his name is ready on the FIBA website[7]

The name of Mahmoud Rasouli in the Wikipedia article

The name of Mahmoud Rasouli in the famous Iranian media and websites in Persian language.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Profile of Mahmood Rasooli on worldofvolley

Profile of Mahmood Rasooli on volleybox Hosseinhessari9833 (talk) 12:01, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's about being notable enough and just being on a roster and his name being mentioned once in a while doesn't make it. There is no clear guideline about notability in volleyball therefore WP:SPORTCRIT should be applied and this guy never achieved anything special to be notable. playing for the national team is a sign of being notable. (not enough but still) but he was never in the national team. never even close. Sports2021 (talk) 23:58, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I never said that he played for the senior national team.

His name and photo can be seen on the FIBA website. Hosseinhessari9833 (talk) 17:40, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Since I assume you are just doing a job without really knowing the person or maybe the sport, you probably forgot that FIBA is for basketball. this guy plays volleyball. and FIVB covers all youth level competitions. playing in one of them won't make you notable enough. Sports2021 (talk) 01:44, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If the "volleyball player" is listed on the basketball federation website, this could be a fake article, as that makes no sense whatsoever. More reason to be deleted. Oaktree b (talk) 02:37, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. As we have all learned over the past year and a half, participation on a team isn't enough for a stand alone article on Wikipedia but coverage by secondary, independent sources that is required. If that doesn't exist, is there an appropriate Redirect target article?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:05, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fars News (used in the article) is yellow per sourcebot, so iffy, notability-wise. I can't find mentions of this fellow. Playing for the junior national team is fine, but we need discussions in RS that are extensive coverage of the subject. I can't find any, should be deleted. Oaktree b (talk) 02:36, 22 August 2023 (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.