Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Munawar Faruqui (3rd nomination)

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. WP:1E refuted, no subsequent policy-based reasons for delete raised. Discussion as to whether the article should be renamed can proceed elsewhere. (non-admin closure) Goldsztajn (talk) 01:28, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Munawar Faruqui[edit]

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Seems like WP:1E; only notable for his arrest and became sensation for a small period, I think to establish notability or for getting an individual article, One need in-depth coverage, not rely on arrest accident or any sensational news. Wiki is not NOTNEWS, Negligible significance outside that single event. Sturdyankit (chat) 15:40, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. In addition to the coverage of his arrest, he seems to have received a lot of news coverage after his decision this week to quite comedy, including in the international news media: [1], [2]. There's also at least a half page of coverage in this book, and any number of news pieces from the Indian media. His notability was marginal when he was arrested, but at this point it's not really in question. This nomination comes on the heels of a spate of coverage: as such it's very oddly timed, and I wonder if the OP followed WP:BEFORE. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:07, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Vanamonde. Fowler&fowler «Talk» 13:21, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Rename to 'Arrest of Munawar Faruqui,' or something like 'Godhra Joke controversy' since he isn't well-known and doesn't have much mention in WP:RS as a comedian outside of the context of that controversy. LΞVIXIUS💬 14:35, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As I demonstrated above, there is considerable coverage of his recent decision to quit comedy, which has little to nothing to do with his arrest. "Godhra Joke controversy" has no support at all as a title. Vanamonde (Talk) 17:16, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the decision to quit was a part of the controversy mainly caused by some of his allegedly inflammatory jokes. (I merely used the Godhra title as an example). From where I stand, I see a strong case for calling the article 'Munawar Faruqui Controversy' or something similar, because all of his notability stems from the controversy itself, and not from his person. LΞVIXIUS💬 01:25, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
Rename as per Levixius's interpretation. -Hatchens (talk) 15:59, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging Umakant Bhalerao as he was the nominator of the first AfD. -Hatchens (talk) 16:02, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Munawar Faruqui is irrelevant. I personally don't even think he even passed high school or college. There are lot of stand up comedians in India doing the job due to failure in getting other formal jobs and bad education record. His name in showing up on internet (BLP violation removed). Nothing significant achievement as such. The person is neither a scholar, academic, Nobel Prize winner or even a peace activist. Sameer Wankhede article was deleted and removed from Wikipedia for the same reason. Just because your name appears in newspaper or media for a specific case or (Personal attack removed) in a country is not a precondition for being famous and notable in Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a news source biography rolodex. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.185.161.245 (talk) 18:43, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment agreed!, Indian Netizens get viral without any proper reason or sometimes for any silly or random act they became headlines or trending on Twitter for a couple of hours/days, One can find a dozen of Indian sensational stand-ups or Netizens, but I think we can't create individual articles for them, Subject doesn't worth an Individual article (as of now). Sturdyankit (chat)

Neither of these comments has anything to with how we evaluate notability on Wikipedia. Vanamonde (Talk) 19:32, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have also read how notability is evaluated here, And as a comment, I was only putting some facts. Sturdyankit (chat)

Keep The notability of the subject has only increased (though marginally) since the article's two previous deletion nominations. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 06:30, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Vanamonde. TrangaBellam (talk) 21:01, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Rename per others - It seems like the continued coverage of other things he's done is a result of the arrest, not in spite of it. ThadeusOfNazereth^{Talk to Me!} 22:53, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Eevee01^(talk) 09:31, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Rename Notable! Rename to “Arrest of Munawar Faruqui” Sabeelul hidaya (talk) 06:33, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep plenty of significant coverage to pass WP:GNG. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 16:25, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: WP:1E does not apply here as there have been multiple events and news items on him now. passes WP:GNG ChunnuBhai (talk) 08:01, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This is definitely not a WP:1E case and hence the arguments over renaming the article aren't helpful. The subject has received enough significant coverage to meet WP:GNG. ─ The Aafī ^{^(talk)} 16:05, 9 December 2021 (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.