Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yang Qiu

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 Keep. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-03-01 08:17Z

Yang Qiu

Subject would appear to be a character in a historical fiction novel and the article lacks references and fails to meet the WP:BIO standards. Ozgod 03:11, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Real life persona of the Three Kingdoms period of China, one of the commanders during the Battle of Tong Pass...an underdeveloped stub does not imply a non-notable character. _dk 04:03, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This is a real person, and the article appears to have sources.--Danaman5 05:12, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Close call, but I think sufficiently notable. --Nlu (talk) 05:54, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletions. -- Black Falcon 07:30, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Appears to be notable. -- Chairman S. Talk ^Contribs 07:36, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Even if this weren't a real person, the "novel" in which he appears (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) is considered one of the greatest works of Chinese literature. The primary criterion of WP:BIO is, in any case, that the subject have been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works; this article definitely passes. Please, read policies before citing them! Zetawoof^(ζ) 10:01, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't think WP:BIO is intended to apply to fictional individuals. As stated, this person is not fictional, but if it were a fictional individual, a fictional character will obviously be in "published works." Doesn't mean that every single one is notable. --Nlu (talk) 15:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Significant historical figure. User:Dimadick
Keep Reasonably important figure in the Three Kingdoms. Shimeru 18:59, 27 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.