Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Annagul Annakuliyeva

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 per WP:SNOW; there is no valid rationale for deletion (non-admin closure). Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:29, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Annagul Annakuliyeva[edit]

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I have requested that the article about the Turkmen opera singer Annagul Annakuliyeva should be deleted because the internet nearly has no information about Annagul Annakuliyeva meaning a Wikipedia article about this is singer is not important and very few people read or check this article. Other reasons why this article is not important is because YouTube has absolutely nothing about this opera singer and that the article is the nearly the same as the Radio Free Europe article that was written shortly after the opera singer's death, but written in different words. The article has nearly had no updates since it was written in 2009. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr.YouTube (talk • contribs) 17:58, July 15, 2013‎ (UTC)

Note - This AfD was not properly formatted. I have reformatted the nomination using Template:Afd2. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 20:19, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Note - I have notified the page creator of this AfD. I have no opinion at this time. Michaelzeng7 (talk) 20:27, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The rationale above is flawed: (1) a shortage of information on "the internet" is not a reason for deletion (it can be no more than a feature of cultural bias), (2) nor is YouTube the arbitrator of importance (or we would have more articles on cats than on people), (3) the article text is not a copy or close paraphrase of the Radio Free Europe obituary, (4) a lack of active updating is no reason for deletion: we are not spinning plates at the circus here. AllyD (talk) 06:16, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The English article is currently linked to the Farsi Wikipedia biography but not the Russian Wikipedia biography. I have tred linking through Wikidata but just get error messages; perhaps someone more adept with the so-extremely-user-friendly Wikidata can complete the cross-links? AllyD (talk) 06:25, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The article could clearly benefit from more references, but what it does have is a reputably-sourced obituary, confirming that the subject received a major award (People's Artist of the USSR) during her lifetime, which is sufficient to establish notability. AllyD (talk) 06:31, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per AllyD, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:35, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The deletion rationale is completely flawed per AllyD above. Searching under her Russian name Аннагуль АннаКулиева, finds numerous mentions of her career and performances in Russian-language books and periodicals from the 1950s onwards [1]. They also confirm that she is a People's Artist of the USSR, more than sufficient for an entry here. She also has an entry in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia which says she was also awarded the Order of Lenin, the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union. (Google translation) - Voceditenore (talk) 12:41, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note This discussion has been notified to WikiProject Opera. - Voceditenore (talk) 13:14, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep - flawed rationale, per the above. ukexpat (talk) 13:39, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep - per discussion above. Excellent points by other users. Rationale for deletion is flawed. Scanlan (talk) 13:46, 16 July 2013 (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.