Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Atiq Sufi

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The result was delete. j⚛e decker ^talk 01:31, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Atiq Sufi

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Insufficient evidence for notability, does not meet the usual standards at MILHIS DGG ( talk ) 07:54, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete – The sources are OK, but the subject doesn't meet the criteria at WP:SOLDIER. One snippet in Books that says he was also a member of an acrobatic team. So he was an elite pilot in the Pakistani Air Force with one victory? Willing to change my !vote if someone with more experience in military history weighs in, but as of now it doesn't look like it qualifies. – Margin1522 (talk) 12:57, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If the sources are OK, the article should be kept, for WP:GNG trumps WP:SNG.--Antigng (talk) 14:09, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment – By OK, I meant that they were reliable enough. Three one-line mentions of the event, plus one rather more detailed description of the event, published in a magazine called Defense Journal (here registration required) and reprinted on a blog. The blog entry quotes recollections by Sufi but doesn't give a source. So it looks like WP:ONEEVENT, the event being one of the few victories in a losing battle. I'm unsure about this, but it doesn't look to me like the event is that significant. – Margin1522 (talk) 15:20, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:24, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Mid-ranking officer with one victory. Not notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete being a fighter pilot who shot down a plane does not make one notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 16:22, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Subject recently died, so it would make sense to check for better sources (obituaries) in Pakistani newspapers, which you know are not usually in English. Hopefully someone with the required knowledge can do so. As noted above, notability is unproven at this time. Pinging @Samee: who accepted this at AfC for input. --ThaddeusB (talk) 22:10, 13 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Simply not notable. --George (Talk · Contribs · CentralAuth · Log) 10:29, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, subject receives passing mention in multiple reliable sources, but none that would be considered in-depth, or significant coverage by those reliable sources. Therefore failing, WP:GNG, I support deletion of this article.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 05:50, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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