Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kailash Manav

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The result was delete. No prejustice against undeletion/recreation if more sources are found The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:32, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kailash Manav[edit]

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Judgîng by the article, he was a very good man - but morality alone does not satisfy our notability standards, which he appears to fail. The article's English is not the best, but we can at least assume that it was not written by Manav himself due to this edit summary, which refers to him in the third person. He appears to fail WP:GNG and WP:BIO. Inter change able|talk to me 02:02, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. There's nothing noteworthy here and I see nothing noteworthy in a web search. — Preceding unsigned comment added by West Eddy (talk • contribs) 02:11, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 02:44, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment A somewhat înteresting feature is that right in the middle of the the fourth paragraph, the writer suddenly refers to him as Dr.'Manav' and remains that way for the rest of the article. Inter change able|talk to me 14:30, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 20:15, 12 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment User:Northamerica1000 has tagged the artîcle for rescue. I don't understand this and don't believe that it can or should be rescued. Inter change able|talk to me 18:00, 17 September 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, v/r - T P 01:47, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The article is certainly in terrible shape, but these two articles [1] [2] suggest Manav passes WP:GNG. Lagrange613 (talk) 07:32, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
strong delete fails WP:BIO. THe 2nd source above merely confirms he joined Facebook. There is no coverage in multiple sources. WP:AUTOBIO concerns as well. LibStar (talk) 08:38, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The second source also calls him "well known". When an independent source from a culture I'm not very familiar with calls someone "well known" it's a red flag for me. Lagrange613 (talk) 16:34, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
comment - he has some noteworthiness (at a local level) as has received notable award - Padma Shree for Social Service 2008, although he has not been added there - Padma_Shri_Awards_(2000–2009)#2008 and other recognitions, but the state of the article needs improvement and there is the issue of coverage in reliable externals. The lack of a single attempt to improve the biography in the twelve days since the rescue template was added is not filling me full of hope for the improvements this article needs to be kept.. Off2riorob (talk) 13:37, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
This strikes me as an argument to avoid, though it may prevail. Lagrange613 (talk) 16:34, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no assertion here or in my search of getting over the WP:GNG - Off2riorob (talk) 16:57, 24 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.