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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) L1amw90 22:11, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wilton Sampaio (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Wouldn't it be better to delete this article, and recreate it on the Brazilian wiki page (if there is one)?... To me there's not enough information regarding him, and not enough sources... L1amw90 18:02, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. L1amw90 18:02, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep - ay? If there are Brazilian sources on him then we can use just them on English Wikipedia. Why the proposal to delete and then remake elsewhere, either he is or is not notable and considering he is refereeing for the World Cup (!!), and some of his equals seemingly have bare-bone articles as well, I would say he is notable by all means. Tweedle (talk) 18:34, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If sources are needed to demonstrate this then:..

• 1. Gary Neville calls Brazilian referee for England's defeat to France 'an absolute joke' - Telegraph (goes into detail about the referee despite the title of the article
• 2. Who is England vs France referee Wilton Sampaio? - The Independent
• 3. Wilton Sampaio: The referee’s 4 most controversial calls from England’s World Cup defeat to France - Inews
• 4. Wikipedia says referee ‘lost his guide dog’ after apparent England fan edits - Belfast Telegraph

Granted these are all UK sources, but the fact remains that the above go into detail about him specifically, more then notable for inclusion. Tweedle (talk) 18:46, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree 2405:201:4011:616C:E8EE:6F85:A813:49F4 (talk) 18:43, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep All of the other 2022 FIFA World Cup referees have a page so not sure why Sampaio's article should be deleted. He is notable in being a current FIFA referee and I imagine that there is lots of inforamtion out there to expand it if needed. Sudiani (talk) 19:10, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Football and Brazil. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:35, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 19:33, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep On top of the coverage he's received for refereeing the FIFA World Cup, I also found some sources discussing him (not trivial mentions) from before all that: [1] (already in article), [2], [3]. Also, I don't understand why, if there weren't enough sources to establish notability, we'd recreate the article on ptwiki. ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 19:51, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per pt:Wilton Pereira Sampaio, clearly nominator is not interested in checking other wiki's or doing a WP:BEFORE. Govvy (talk) 19:54, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per sources above and at pt.wiki which show notability. GiantSnowman 20:17, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Keep I feel this is a failure of WP:BEFORE. As I posted on the talk page of the article this person is subject to extended, international coverage as well as the reliable sources above (BBC, The Guardian, NY Times, Eurosport etc.) . Plus pt:Wilton Pereira Sampaio.Vanteloop (talk) 20:59, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• L1amw90, I hope this is the last time you bring bring an article to AfD because you're disappointed with the subject's performance in a match your favourite team played in. Robby.is.on (talk) 22:01, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Robby.is.on Grow Up :/

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