Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Basil Soda

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The result was keep. No doubt about it the article does need alot of improving/expanding but notability is there... (non-admin closure) –Davey2010^Talk 01:09, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Basil Soda[edit]

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Delete: does not reach threshold of notability, largely promotional in nature. Speedy deleted once before. Quis separabit? 16:59, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lebanon-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:08, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fashion-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:08, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep - He is notable as a Lebanese designer who achieved international recognition. The New York Times article in the references is a very strong source. When he died, a Google News search ran quite a number of obituaries in the international press. I also see an article on Highbeam which lists him among the significant Lebanese fashion designers of the time. There is also an article on him in L'Officiel from 2007 that is viewable as a snippet here. There's clear evidence that sources exist. This article needs improvement, not deletion. Mabalu (talk) 16:25, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep stock the mini bar with it - This article is not promotional in nature. the author has no more need to promote Basil Soda. than, he does to promote Cilantro Fizz.. The subject was a noted designer who showed his designs on catwalks allover the world which were in turn worn by many notable women..... This is being promoted for deletion for the point of gaining points for an exclusion. Boy I feel like Dr. Mehmet Oz OY! Masterknighted (talk) 18:23, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Stronger keep. There are reliable sources provided to establish notability. Could use some expansion if possible, but this is definitely a notable designer. Tinton5 (talk) 19:50, 27 April 2015 (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.