Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rasool Shahwali Zair Mohammed Mohammed

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 of the debate was keep. Flowerparty☀ 00:22, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Rasool Shahwali Zair Mohammed Mohammed

Not notable, does not meet WP:Bio MilesToGo 00:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

• Comment - Nominator appears to be a relatively new wikipedia contributor, and may be unfamiliar with wikipedia policies and procedures. A couple of days ago nominator put a {pov-check} tag on this article. The placed a one sentence question on the talk page, asking if others agreed that the article seemed "anti-American". I asked nominator to explain, specifically, what they thought was anti-American. Instead of engaging in a dialogue nominator responded by nominating this article for deletion. WP:DEL says that a perception that an article expresses a biased POV is not grounds for deletion. WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a battleground says:
  • "Every user is expected to interact with others civilly, calmly, and in a spirit of cooperation. Do not insult, harass, or intimidate those with whom you have a disagreement. Rather, approach the matter intelligently and engage in polite discussion." -- Geo Swan 17:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - Disclaimer: I started this article.
  • I believe that the Mohammed does satisfy the WP:BIO criteria -- namely "Persons achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events".
  • I think it bears repeating that the wikipedia is an international effort. Afghanistan has been devastated by decades of war. Most Afghans are totally illiterate. The loss of a single doctor, like Mohammed's brother, willing to serve in a rural area would be notable, in Afghanistan. Mohammed is not a doctor. But he is a trained medical technician, and he ran their clinic's well equipped lab. So, his loss too is notable in a country where most people are illiterate. -- Geo Swan 17:57, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Both Mohammed, and his brother, the doctor, were determined not to have been enemy combatants after all. His brother was released. Mohammed remains in detention, even though he was cleared over a year ago. -- Geo Swan 04:42, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: I have no opinion on whether the article in fact satisfies WP:BIO, though I found myself interested in reading the details of the case against a particular member of a group of individuals - the Gitmo detainees - that are indeed, very notable. However, I would like to direct all concerned to the userpage of the editor who nominated this article, and to WP:POINT, and then ask them to think quietly for a moment. Hornplease 06:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• Weak keep per WP:CSB, but serious POV trimming required. Possibly speedy keep per WP:POINT, but that would be stretching it. Stifle (talk) 23:03, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Seems encyclopedic enough to me. Better than a Simpsons episode. Keeping it doesn't hurt anyone, and may even help his cause. ··gracefool |☺ 07:58, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep As with many other detainees, an unfortunate but notable individual from a significant and ongoing political event. The article is well sourced, no reason to delete. Comments by User:Hornplease are duly noted. --Cactus.man ✍ 11:12, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep, article is not a "soapbox", it is simply a telling of facts known about the person. We have many American prisoners, whether they be arsonists, rapists and burglars with their own article, why would this be different? Sherurcij ^{(talk) (Terrorist Wikiproject)} 18:12, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

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.