Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Korea

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Dreaming Tree (café)

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I propose the deletion of this article because it fails Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). I searched for sources using Google News, JSTOR, Naver News, and reliable Korean news databases. I could not find any in-depth, independent secondary coverage. The article mostly relies on trivial mentions and promotional sources. The cafe's concept may be interesting, but there is no evidence that it has received significant attention from reliable sources that are independent of the café. This does not meet Wikipedia's requirements for verifiability and notability. Therefore, I believe the article should be deleted. LookatmiWiki (talk) 06:45, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Companies and Korea. LookatmiWiki (talk) 06:45, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Non-notable South Korean café. An editor from Mars (talk) 07:21, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Found these two news articles, but don't think it's enough. [1][2] seefooddiet (talk) 07:07, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – Per nom. Svartner (talk) 08:50, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cho Hee-soo

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I have conducted a WP:BEFORE search to assess the notability of this article. I searched in Google, Naver News, and English-language Korean news sources including The Korea Herald, Yonhap News, and KBS World using both English ("Cho Hee-soo rhythmic gymnast") and Korean ("조희수 리듬체조") keywords.

The only results available are routine coverage from sports result listings and minor announcements in domestic outlets. There are no significant independent sources that offer in-depth coverage or analysis of the subject.

According to WP:NSPORTS (Wikipedia:Notability for sportspeople), an athlete is presumed notable if they have "received significant coverage in multiple, reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." Cho Hee-soo has not met this threshold. The article does not demonstrate lasting impact or significant coverage beyond simple event participation.

Therefore, I believe this article does not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline (WP:GNG) nor the specific guideline for athletes (WP:NSPORTS) and should be deleted. Jeong seolah (talk) 06:10, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Sports, and Korea. Jeong seolah (talk) 06:10, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople and Women. Shellwood (talk) 14:07, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]