Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pedram Moallemian

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The result was delete. T. Canens (talk) 20:11, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pedram Moallemian[edit]

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No evidence meets notability criteria at WP:AUTHOR and WP:POLITICIAN. Farhikht (talk) 16:30, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. —Farhikht (talk) 16:38, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: per nom, the article does not include reliable sources. Spada II ♪♫ (talk) 17:43, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I have added a number of reliable resources. This individual is a widely published blogger, activist and community do-gooder who has attracted considerable attention in the media. There are many more references that can be added but I will allow others to do some of the work. Nipsonanomhmata ^(Talk) 18:24, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 02:44, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: the only reliable source is BBC which is not about the subject only mentioned him once, very brief, also nothing found on BBC Persian site. Spada II ♪♫ (talk) 09:15, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment And what about the Canadian government website references? Nipsonanomhmata ^(Talk) 11:49, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

just taking part in that meeting doesnt make someone notable, the article claims he's a notable writter and journalist. from the other hand Fahikht is a an expert wikipedia editor. Spada II ♪♫ (talk) 12:06, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Delete: Huge lack of reliable sources, but if someone could provide some valid and reasonable sources then subject can be retain.Bill william compton (talk) 13:52, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Have added more references and have tagged for rescue. This individual is not just a blogger and a writer. He is an activist too. He is a notable Iranian blogger. He is not yet a notable writer although he has written many articles and contributed to a number of books. However, as an Iranian activist he is notable enough. Nipsonanomhmata ^(Talk) 16:01, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Noted that Book LLC publishes print on demand paperback text from public domain sources such as Wikipedia. Also noted that Freethouths.org is a student blog, Iranian.com can't be considered as a RS and publishing one (or many) book(s) don't made him notable.Farhikht (talk) 16:44, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't claimed that he is a notable writer. Nipsonanomhmata ^(Talk) 19:28, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you claimed that you added some reliable sources to the article and I tried to refute your argument.Farhikht (talk) 22:13, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None of the references claim that he is a notable writer. Nipsonanomhmata ^(Talk) 22:16, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: The article under discussion here has been flagged for {{rescue}} by the Article Rescue Squadron. SnottyWong ^confabulate 22:56, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Weak sourcing, not enough significant coverage in reliable sources. SnottyWong ^confabulate 22:56, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The only sources which contain anything like significant coverage are not reliable. The reliable sources such as the BBC only mention him very briefly in passing when talking about the arrest of Sina Motalebi. The Canadian government sources only note that he was a candidate who lost in an election. And minutes from a council meeting where he opposed an application - seriously?! Quantpole (talk) 09:10, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep He writes for Iranian.com [1] I was sorting through the Google news hits, and his blog is notable enough for them to have published a picture of it, and mention it in various articles. The sources in the article now include http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/iranian-journalist-faces-manslaughter-charge/s2/a5635/ which interviewed him. 22:27, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Delete Besides the weak sourcing, there is not even a single reference supporting notability neither as a writer nor as an activist. DrPhosphorus (talk) 18:27, 13 February 2011 (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.