Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Prakash Puram

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 of the debate was Speedy keep —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-02-27 09:44Z

Prakash Puram

• Gentlemen (and ladies if any) I appreciate your debate very much, and cherish your vote "to Keep" my entry in the Wikipedia. It is indeed an honor. TinTin1107 is right in that my first name being very common in India and my last name being a suffix to denote a place ... the Indian version of the Central Asian suffix "-stan" or the German equivalent of "-baden" I think. Hence, for a search on my name to be relevant, you have to search on my name as a phrase within quotes. Regardless of party political affiliations, it is a great privilege to serve the Executive Office of the President of the United States and recommend ways in which the country can continue to improve its share of world exports or trade. My real achievement is working for Mother Theresa in 1971 some 34 years ago when she was hardly known to anybody outside India. I was her leader for the South India team of volunteers. All other reasons to be in the Wikipedia pale in comparison to working for this great taskmaster for 3 wonderful years. Once again, let me stop here and express my thanks to all of you for entry-ing me into the Wikipedia. PrakashPuram

Procedural nomination. This was marked for speedy (and previously deleted under A7) but being a member of President Bush's Export Council is an assertion of notability. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-02-26 10:57Z

• Keep as notable for reason listed above, and has >59,000 google hits (although being conservative, maybe 5,900 of those are his). A member of a US Government-appointed body with considerable advisory power, that warrants a meeting with the head of the Federal Reserve to get the job, suggests notability to me (although I am willing to agree to disagree if others think the opposite). Batmanand | Talk 11:10, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• Prakash is a very common Indian name and Puram often suffixed to place names. So you have to search for it as a single string, and it gets 143 hits. But that he is a member of the Export council is true - http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec/privsectormems.html Tintin (talk) 21:46, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

• Keep as per above. - cohesion★talk 17:50, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. If something has no Googles...and is not entertainment material, than we can not draw a conclusion. However...if something has this many Googles...it is a keeper. People should perform this quick test before speedying.Voice-of-All^T|@|ESP 20:45, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup. I noticed this in Speedy deletion as an A7 non-notable biography. I removed the CSD tag from this article on the grounds that there were assertions of notability and verifiable material exists about this person. Capitalistroadster 00:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
• Actually I removed the speedy (probably an edit conflict:) I'm going to speedy-close this AFD (without prejudice) since everyone, including the previous deleter, is recommending Keep. —Quarl ^(talk) 2006-02-27 09:43Z

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.