Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BDJS Fernando

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 delete. The delete side is quite correct here, the lack of sourcing is a major problem. Find some, and we can revisit this, come talk to me. Courcelles 00:14, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

BDJS Fernando[edit]

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A Sri Lankan Family Physician. One reference is an letter to the editor and all other references given in article are not about Dr. Fernando, but have him in passing... speaker at a conference or member of a board. Unable to find any references about him. Bgwhite (talk) 07:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - When I performed both a Google and Yahoo! search, all I found was this Wikipedia biography. Clearly, this physician isn't notable under Wikipedia article guidelines. SwisterTwister talk 03:13, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep?. The College of General Practitioners of Sri Lanka may pass WP:Prof#C6. Xxanthippe (talk) 09:51, 31 July 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Comment Very good point. There are a few references that have him in passing that he is a member, but I'm unable find any references that he held any leadership position. The college doesn't appear to have an active web site. Some places have an address to http://www.cgp.lk, but I'm unable to load it. Bgwhite (talk) 20:55, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep?. The key points made refer to the fact that no web based references are available. Presidency of the College is mentioned in several Sri Lankan Newspapers but these are not online. The Presidency of the college for two terms Suggest Notability. What is debated appears to be verifiability on the web. I am new to wikipedia and would appreciate guidance on how non internet references may be made acceptable. Liannalianna (talk) 03:44, 1 August 2011 (UTC) Liannalianna (talk)[reply]

~~Keep?~~. The development of technology at low cost and publishing such details in scientific publications by itself may not appear to be significant to those living outside Sri Lanka. However notability in this instance does not stem from the impact factor of the journals but the fact that it has happened in a developing country with limited resources. Liannalianna (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 11:05, 1 August 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Black Kite (t) (c) 00:02, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Insufficient non-trivial coverage available to meet the requirements of WP:BIO. Also see WP:NRVE, which states, "The common theme in the notability guidelines is that there must be verifiable, objective evidence that the subject has received significant attention from independent sources to support a claim of notability." — Satori Son 02:07, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Not enough coverage in third party sources. Fails WP:BIO. The Undead Never Die (talk) 15:13, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - per Satori Son. --Noleander (talk) 20:02, 4 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Fails WP:BIO. And what is up with members that have access to print sources not taking the time to source the article with them? Print sources ARE allowed. Joe Chill (talk) 01:37, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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