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The result was delete. Up to editors to determine whether there is an appropriate redirect target. Sandstein 17:38, 5 December 2018 (UTC) reply

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No independent notability besides this person's reaching an advanced age. His entry on the List of the verified oldest men is sufficient. — JFG ^talk 16:05, 20 November 2018 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 18:54, 20 November 2018 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU ^(T) 18:55, 20 November 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete This article blatantly fails WP:GNG, WP:BIO1E, and WP:NOPAGE. There is no policy that the "oldest x" is notable and this article is packed with longevity fancruft like he was the first president of a particular high school and a breakdown of who succeeded who for what title. His name, life dates, and nationality are best handled on the two lists they already reside on. This WP:PERMASTUB is not needed. Newshunter12 ( talk) 02:28, 24 November 2018 (UTC) reply
• Delete just living a long time does not make one default notable. John Pack Lambert ( talk) 00:40, 26 November 2018 (UTC) reply
• Redirect to List of the verified oldest people#100 verified oldest men. -- Garam ( talk) 10:25, 27 November 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete and redirect per Garam. No chance of this ever having enough material for an article, name is a plausible search term at least for now. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい) 02:11, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply
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  Cunard ( talk) 04:06, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Keep this nomination is borderline disruptive. Sources in article shows he has received significant coverage and pass WP:GNG. Valoem ^{talk contrib} 04:18, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Keep The sources in Sakari Momoi confirm that the subject passes Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline:
  1. World's oldest man Sakari Momoi celebrates 112th birthday in Tokyo ibtimes.com
  2. さいたま市の百井盛さん、男性世界最高齢に [Saitama's Sakari Momoi becomes world's oldest man]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  3. "さいたまの１１０歳百井さん、国内最高齢男性に". Saitama-np.co.jp. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
  4. World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
  5. Hongo, Jun (2015-07-07). "Oldest Man in the World Dies at 112". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  Cunard ( talk) 04:44, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Comment: Here are other sources not in the article:
  1. "Japanese recognized as world's oldest man by Guinness World Records". The Japan Times. 2014-08-20. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. Yamamoto, Arta (2014-06-10). "Japanese Ex-Teacher, 111, Set to Take World's Oldest Man Title". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  3. Waxman, Olivia B. (2015-07-07). "World's Oldest Man Dies in Japan at Age 112". Time. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  4. McCurry, Justin (2015-07-07). "Sakari Momoi, the world's oldest man, dies in Japan aged 112". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  5. "World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies in Japan aged 112". The Irish Times. 2015-07-07. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.</li
  6. "World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies at 112 in Japan". BBC. 2015-07-07. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  7. Ali, Aftab (2015-07-07). "World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies in Japan at the age of 112". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  8. Perring, Rebecca (2015-07-07). "World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies at the age of 112 in Japan". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  9. "World's oldest man Sakari Momoi dies aged 112". Guinness World Records. 2015-07-07. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  Cunard ( talk) 04:44, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Comment: My second choice is to merge/redirect to List of Japanese supercentenarians#People.

  Cunard ( talk) 04:44, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

  I could maybe see a minibio. But he basically got old, said he wanted to live longer, and died. That is the entire article, there's no way that's enough for a standalone page. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい) 06:01, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Delete its a 1Event case - he was reported as the world's oldest man, but no one really knows because there is no central tracting of this. Beyond the repeated report we have nothing substantive. WP:NOPAGE applies. His name belongs on the lists. Legacypac ( talk) 06:51, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Reaching a certain age is an lifetime accomplishment not 1 event. It is an achievement that takes over 110 years and because it is notable, reliable sources begin covering these people. This is how we determine notability here. In fact there are more billionaires than supercentenarians because to reach such age is more difficult and more notable than earning a billion in net worth. Rarely does NOPAGE applied because most sources do not just state there age, they question their lifestyle to determine how such longevity is achieved. It is only common sense to cover supercentenarians in fact we should have even more articles about them, but this history of deleting supercentenarians has been very destructive to Wikipedia. Valoem ^{talk contrib} 10:31, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

• Is there a reason you felt the need to spam this Chewbacca defense on 4 AfDs? The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい) 23:55, 3 December 2018 (UTC) reply

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