Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/T. D. S. A. Dissanayake

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) -- Dane2007 ^talk 02:22, 10 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

T. D. S. A. Dissanayake[edit]

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Fails WP:BIO and WP:DIPLOMAT, simply being a former ambassador for a country does not confer automatic notability. Also just because he is the nephew of a former IGP does not make him notable - see WP:NOTINHERITED. Dan arndt (talk) 07:53, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 07:55, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Egypt-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 07:55, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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delete poorly referenced and no inherent notability of being an ambassador. fails WP:BIO. LibStar (talk) 07:57, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non-notable individual. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 16:19, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Expand/improve Delete clearly fails GNG as per obi2canibe BlueSalix (talk) 23:24, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Although the article needs work to bring it to minimum standards, as an ambassador and author of several books he meets WP:GNG.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 17:19, 3 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

he does not meet WP:AUTHOR. LibStar (talk) 07:16, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Google books shows that he has authored nine books.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 11:11, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

that does not mean he automatically meets WP:AUTHOR. LibStar (talk) 12:01, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep there's a good article about him in Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka by Charles A. Gunawardena which can be seen on Google Book. Just look for Dissanayake+1938 (1938 being his year of birth). Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 16:14, 4 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

could you please provide a link for this. I can't seem to find it. LibStar (talk) 07:29, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Where were you looking, under your bed?. Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. His entry is on page 118.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 11:26, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

sarcasm doesn't work in trying to win a discussion. LibStar (talk) 11:39, 5 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. An ambassador to major countries such as Indonesia and Egypt should be presumed notable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:18, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There is absolutely no inherent notability in being ambassador to any country. LibStar (talk) 15:31, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - pointless nominations of ambassadors. this one too passes WP:GNG and POLITICIAN. this one is as well an author of several books.BabbaQ (talk) 19:53, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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