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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 Delete. BJTalk 18:01, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mohammad Umer[edit]

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Bio of non notable. News coverage of one story cited. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 15:06, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep or Merge: the incident is notable in itself, although i don't know if the person should be the topic of the article, or the incident, or if it should be removed and merged in a more general article like Islam in India, or a (non existent) Hindi-Muslim Marriages in India. Gorgonzola (talk) 15:45, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Redirect/Merge/or similar per the one event rule (something about if a person is famous for only one event cover the event (assuming it is notable) and not the person).Jasynnash2 (talk) 15:53, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Move to wikinews or similar- He nets over 300 google news hits. The article should cover the person because newspapers have covered a chain of events that began with his elopement with a member of another religious community.Pectoretalk 23:55, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep, but rename to event per wp:blp1e. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 03:58, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Delete: This is Wikipedia , not Mills and Boon to feature some silly love story! Hundreds of people convert every days in order to get married to someone from another relegion, How is this any different. --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 05:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Might I also add that this article was created by a well known POV pusher. So I really wouldnt attach any credence to this article. --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 09:18, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - The story merited coverage in India. Personal statements removedBut back on the actual topic at hand, it merits mention on Wikipedia in some fashion due to its widespread coverage, though I also believe now that a page is unnecessary and that wikinews/the like is a more proper form of description.Pectoretalk 18:42, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Reply: I will reply to your personal comments on your talk page. W.r.t the news coverage , every second day there is some news report in the paper about some inter-caste love story with opposing parents & community members, court cases, police protection etc etc. Should they all feature in Wikipedia as notable just because newspapers cover them? What is so special about this love story? --Deepak D'Souza (talk • contribs) 19:43, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Reply - I have removed personal comments, I dont think it was right for me to escalate this into a mud-digging page. The point is that unless you find a case with similar notability, we dont have a reason to believe it does not merit coverage. It went to the Bombay High court, it merits over 300 google news hits. Just remember that wikipedia has notability guidelines for a reason. If papers cover it, there is obviously some importance to it. The marriage itself isnt a big deal I agree, but the rammifications of divisions within the sindhi panchayat, the apparent hypocrisy of the RSS/Bajrang Dal/etc, and the legal events make it notable.


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