Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nakshatra Bagwe

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 09:16, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nakshatra Bagwe[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG. Non-notable actor/filmmaker. Claim to be India's first gay ambassador is sensationalised. He was ambassador for 'Moovz' - a non-notable platform. Same goes for Big Boss. Seems to be a carefully crafted controversy. Lot of unsourced material. A complete promo. Created from WP:SPA. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 14:03, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 14:03, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CommanderWaterford (talk) 19:20, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep~~ Only objectionable content should be removed, not the entire article. Agreed that almost all references show a weak claim that he was the first and only brand ambassador (Dutee Chand is another. There are probably more in Category:LGBT_people_from_India). But that doesn't trivialize his film career, being one queer ambassador from India, and his activism. The article can be smaller, less fluffy, improved but doesn't need to be deleted.
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I'll improve it if it's kept since it doesn't seem beyond repair. Doing it right now might just waste the efforts. AdithyaKL (talk) 16:11, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey AdithyaKL, I don't see a significant film career where his work is being noted by reliable independent sources. I don't think any of the film would even qualify WP:NFILM. Activism? Where? The only line that talks about activism is He is a LGBT rights activist and was also a part of the organizing team of Gujarat's first ever pride march. He also spearheaded Gujarat's third and Baroda's first LGBT pride march which is a generic statement and doesn't seem to be a substantial contribution to activism. I think I will also trim it to remove more vanity sources, information that's not about him and then evaluate. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 06:01, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

After cleaning up, only trivial mentions. The only notable film that he was a part of was My Son is Gay - that he left. So there are no claims of notability via WP:NACTOR or filmmaker. Coming to the ambassador of Moovz thing, multiple articles basically saying same thing indicates Churnalism. Big Boss source has no credit to any staff writer [1] and is speculation, so no points there either. Calling him activist simply discredits so many real activists that have fought hard for the LGBTQ community in India which is sad. Interestingly, two DNA articles that are cited here are also written by same journalist (Not that they discuss him in-depth. One has a passing mention of his film and in other, someone else talks about the subject in double quotes - so no independence). Most of the remaining sources left are by Gaylaxy which is a niche LGBTQ website. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 06:17, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Changed my mind. @Nomadicghumakkad: thanks for discussing. AdithyaKL (talk) 07:11, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete not a notable actor Brd87 (talk) 05:18, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: I contemplate closing this as "delete" but decided more input would be welcome before doing so.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 09:13, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, falls short of encyclopedic notability at this time. BD2412 T 00:37, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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