Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yaakov Perlow

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 was Keep. (non-admin closure) Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 17:08, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yaakov Perlow

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Non-notable biography page. Only two references on the page, one is to a dead link that appears to be connected to subject, other is a book that has two trivial mentions of Perlow. My own searches only turn up results in blogs and other non-reliable sources. Don't think this meets WP:GNG or WP:BIO. FuriouslySerene (talk) 19:06, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The subject of this article is one of the most pre-eminent personalities in Orthodox Judaism. The article should be improved not deleted.josephf (talk) 23:40, 22 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a WP:RS to support that? FuriouslySerene (talk) 15:33, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep A Hasidic rebbe, who is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah. How is he not notable?! Debresser (talk) 14:53, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Neither of those are Wikipedia policy reasons for keeping an article that doesn't meet the WP:GNG. Please see WP:BIO. FuriouslySerene (talk) 15:33, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I see enough confirmation of this person's notability in WP:BIO. Rabbis aren't mentioned there by name, but being a chassidic rabbi is somewhat like being royalty and having a seat on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah is somewhat of being both an academic and a politician. I feel comfortable with WP:BIO and this rabbis notability. Debresser (talk) 22:20, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that's how BIO works. FuriouslySerene (talk) 15:54, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:20, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 05:20, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep The page is short on refs, but the subject is highly notable, one of the leading Orthodox rabbis in America. As with other Orthodox Judaism pages, personalities like these shun media exposure, but we'll try to find more sources. Yoninah (talk) 08:40, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Actually, as an American-born rabbi who speaks and publishes in English, there is plenty about him online. A few book sources: [1], [2]. As the head of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America, he often speaks out on controversial subjects [3]. Anti-Orthodox media often respond to him vociferously: [4], [5]Yoninah (talk) 08:53, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  - This is very helpful. I am reconsidering my position. I may have been too hasty with the nomination. FuriouslySerene (talk) 15:54, 25 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    - Article expanded with refs and infobox. Yoninah (talk) 15:08, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. A very prominent person, who has received a good deal of coverage, at least in part because he is a controversial figure. The article should be expanded to cover the controversies, and should have more sources added, but there is no good reason for deleting it. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 10:51, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw nomination there are enough sources to meet the notability guidelines. FuriouslySerene (talk) 17:37, 26 August 2016 (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.