Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vinod Valloppillil

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The result was Redirect to Halloween documents. The subject of this article is already included in "Halloween documents", so nothing left to merge. Agent 86 19:34, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vinod Valloppillil[edit]

Highly non notable. Nileena joseph ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 02:15, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- Agεθ020 (ΔT • ФC) 02:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Author of the two original versions of Halloween documents which (with annotations by Eric Raymond) is one of the most famous documents in Open source literature. Both the person and the document can be easily verified. Tintin (talk) 02:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Both this article and Halloween documents need some cleanup, but are notable. wikipediatrix 03:05, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per tintin and the number of google hits which associate him with the halloween documents [1]. Article just needs rewriting. --Agεθ020 (ΔT • ФC) 03:07, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment-Is there any credible news paper report to convince his achievement.All the references are from personal blogs. How can we verify it...?Is there any credible news paper report....? The article is about a Keralite. I am also from Kerala. I hadn't heard his name eventhough I'm a journalist in Kerala. No keralite is aware about him.I hadn't seen a single line about him in any of the newspapers in Kerala(In Malayalam or in English). Can u show a press report in The Hinduor any other Newspaper from India to convince his notability. There are lakhs of computer experts in Kerala.Is it possible to include all the names in wikipedia...! Has he won some award......? I'm sure ...he has 0% notability in Kerala. If anyone is ready to show me even a single credible newspaper report about him either in English or in Malayalam I 'm ready to withdraw my nom forthwith. Nileena joseph ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 03:58, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment You are probably right. This person has 0% notability in Kerala. But that doesn't mean, he is not notable as a software proffessional. We have to look through his achievements as a software engineer, not as a Malayalee. Since, this incident happened 8-9 years back, there will be no newspaper coverage on him. The only link, I could find is this [2] --Agεθ020 (ΔT • ФC) 18:06, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per above. MER-C 04:58, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Halloween documents. Don't think there's much that is notable in the article that isn't contained in Halloween documents. Correct me if I'm wrong, please -- Samir धर्म 10:01, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Halloween documents as per Samir धर्म. Icemuon 11:00, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Wikipediatrix. Daveydw ee b (^chat/_review!) 11:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, this subject is notable but needs cleanup. --Ter e nc e Ong _{(C | R)} 15:27, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Samir. I don't see what else but these documents could make him notable, or what else about him would be notable. Sandstein 15:36, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect - to Halloween documents --Kungfu Adam ^(talk) 16:03, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect per Kungfuadam.--Shella * 18:00, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Halloween documents.--Elar a girl^Talk|Count 21:02, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect not much for a stand alone article but might as well redirect to Halloween Documents.¤~Persian Poet Gal ^(talk) 21:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Smerge and redirect. Gotta go with the later opinions here, unless there's something else interesting to say about him. Naming and defining him would take about a sentence and a half in the other article. --Dhartung | Talk 02:58, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per terence ong.Bakaman _Bakatalk 03:55, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Halloween documents per every one. There are thousands of such documents and software. The subject of the article does not seem to have any other contribution other than this document. Doctor Bruno 12:46, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - per terence ong.--D-Boy 02:45, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment:India is a land of thousands of software professionals. Is it possible to include all those names in wikipedia...?. If he is such a notable person Indian news papers will cover his name and surely write articles about him.But I dont find anything.I'm repeating.... If anyone is ready to show an Indian or Malayalam or International News report on him I'm ready to withdraw my AFD nomination.Indian newspapers never miss to cover a notable person. Nileena joseph ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 11:08, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - :-) This doesnt require an explanation. Please dont start writing about every other program manager. Simynazareth 15:28, 30 November 2006 (UTC)simynazareth[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.