Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M. S. Ramarao

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 Chrislk02 ^{Chris Kreider} 16:26, 27 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

M. S. Ramarao[edit]

Non-notable Indian musician, per WP:MUSIC Gary King (talk) 21:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Also speleed as "Rama Rao". Seems to have a street named after him somewhere? [1] cab (talk) 23:54, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. cab (talk) 23:54, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. IP user 122.164.184.104 posted this on the talk page. It belongs here:

I disagree with the deletion request. MS Rama rao is quite popular in Andhra Pradesh. His telugu translations of "Hanuman Chalisa" and "Sundara Kanda" are popular. He programs were often featured in Hyderabad Dooradarshan (TV) . I believe there is a street in Chikkadpalli,Secundrabad named after him

I think that counts as a keep. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Streets don't get named after non-notable people.[2] Phil Bridger (talk) 11:45, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete being well liked and respected or even important are not factors in determining notability. Even boring, unhelpful, and utterly disliked people can be notable. All that is required is to meet the requirements of N, V, and RS, and have enough encyclopedic content to create an NPOV article. This article lacks all that. We have never accepted as criteria for notability the naming of a public place or structure after a person. Most people who have a street named after them will also meet the criteria I mentioned. But if they don't, then they aren't notable. Jerry talk ¤ count/logs 04:47, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, per the single reference holds WP criteria for notability. Although, when writing about foreign notable figures (that most on the English Wiki have never heard of) we should probably be more diligent in providing proof of notability. A single reference of a (relatively) unknown foreign notable figure is asking for an AfD nom.--Sallicio ^{$\color {Red}\oplus$} 06:05, 26 February 2008 (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.