Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hasan Ahmed (actor)

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The result was Move to draft. Spartaz ^Humbug! 21:10, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hasan Ahmed (actor)

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Particularly questionably notable and improvable as there's hardly much here and even then the best I found was only this and this. It's worth noting I also tagged his wife's article Sunita Marshall as that one was clear enough for speedy and even then Hasan Ahmed's article is close to speedy and PROD material as well. Pinging past users Captain Assassin! (author) and TheRedPenOfDoom and interested subject users [email protected], Yash!, Davey2010, MichaelQSchmidt, Onel5969, DGG, Titodutta, Utcursch and Umais Bin Sajjad. SwisterTwister talk 08:35, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 08:37, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 08:37, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as can't find any evidence of notability, Fails NACTOR & GNG. –Davey2010^Talk 09:26, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Checking WP:INDAFD: "Hasan Ahmed"

Delete He seems prolific enough, but the only thing for which he has gotten real coverage is his having been kidnapped and held for ransom in 2012 for almost six weeks. Might almost be argued he tweaks gently at WP:VICTIM but sadly, kidnappings happen all the time in that part of the world. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 12:19, 5 November 2015 (UTC) Okay for draftspace (see below) Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 10:02, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
comment MichaelQSchmidt covers some of my thoughts, too, - it is hard to conceive that an actor of any stature, even in a "kidnap culture", could be held for six weeks and the only coverage is on his release? the press reports name him as "television actor" but dont seem to give it any different weight than they would "baker" or "software developer" or any other occupation and its not framed as "you know this guy from XXXX". -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:47, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as the article meets notability now. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 17:42, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- you have added a bunch of links but they are mostly merely passing mentions - not significant coverage as required for notability to be presumed. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 23:12, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Searches turned up nothing to show they meet notability criteria. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 02:20, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment; Move it to draft then, until we find better sources. It is an article about Pakistani actor and you won't find better sources about Pakistani biographies ever. My suggestion is to move it to draft for now. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 02:31, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I would be okay with draftspace as requested. Though more difficult for many to accept, sometimes actors keep low profiles but can still meet WP:ENT through significant roles in notable projects even without meeting W:GNG. I encourage Captain Assassin! to use the tools at WP:INDAFD and request assistance from Indian and Pakistani Wikipedians with access to hardcopy sources not online. Schmidt, ^{Michael Q.} 04:51, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Move to draft - I agree with Captain Assassin! that it is always tough to find sources for Pakistani actors. There might be offline sources or some online sources hiding in the dark. Either way, a move to draft space seems appropriate so that adequate time can be given for improvements. Ya sh ! 04:59, 8 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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