Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Farhan Asghar

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The result was keep. There is clearly no support for the nominator's arguments. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 02:31, 17 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Farhan Asghar

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The article clearly doesn't meet WP:GNG. The sources in the article are simply directory/stats listings, which I believe do not establish notability. Have performed a WP:BEFORE and nothing came up. I've nominated two articles previously which were similar and they have been deleted (here and here). Editors over there cited the WP:CRIN guideline which is being debated itself and for it to change, precedent is needed, clearly those guidelines aren't being accepted and seem to me like they'll never be able to satisfy the GNG. Another argument given by editors on similar pages is given that sources in other languages might exist, I am thoroughly unconvinced by this as none of these sources have materialized and I feel like it's an argument which can be used anywhere; all an editor has to do is claim that sources exist. Please note I am a new editor and this is my understanding after trying my best to read as many guidelines and past discussions as possible, I could have easily made mistake, but I am just trying to be bold. Iitianeditor (talk) 19:22, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Iitianeditor (talk) 19:22, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Iitianeditor (talk) 19:22, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:58, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:58, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Individual played in 22 first-class and 10 List A matches in his 10 year career. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 06:53, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: while CRIN has some issues, and clearly does not have the full support of the community, the subject of this article played 32 matches at the highest level of the domestic game in Pakistan. During his 13-year career at that level, he appeared for six different teams. Additionally, we have some information about his lower-level cricket: his score of 410* ranks as around the 48th highest recorded score in the history of the game. The nominator suggests that "Another argument given by editors on similar pages is given that sources in other languages might exist, I am thoroughly unconvinced by this as none of these sources have materialized and I feel like it's an argument which can be used anywhere; all an editor has to do is claim that sources exist." But that is part of the point of an SNG. From what I can see online, I feel very confident that there would be local, offline coverage of this player, but I acknowledge that I do not have access to that, and can not demonstrate it. Ultimately, he well exceeds the bar set by CRIN, and any likely future iteration of it. Harrias ^talk 08:13, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep His fairly extensive career, playing a significant number of FC & LA matches over many years, and the sources unearthed already would seem to suggest a notable cricketer for which further sources are likely to be around. _wjemather^{please leave a message...} 11:20, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: CRIN makes mention of suitable first-class domestic tournament; I find that the banking tournaments in Pakistan fall into this category on a domestic level.
Keep as per above CreativeNorth (talk) 15:34, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Has played multiple notable matches over a 10 year career. Also doubt this editor is new. StickyWicket (talk) 22:05, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment can someone please link to the sources which have been found?Iitianeditor (talk) 02:44, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Meets NCRIC. Mass-nominating articles (at a rate of >=3/min) from one third-world country during a world-wide lockdown is not the way to change notability guidelines. Meets an SNG and I put no stock on the assertion that a search for GNG has been exhausted; it's hard enough to achieve it during normal times and with better-studied subjects in more affluent parts of the world. Usedtobecool ☎️ 10:05, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Clearly notable. Deathlibrarian (talk) 05:49, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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