Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pria Viswalingam

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The result was keep. Daniel (talk) 00:21, 15 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pria Viswalingam[edit]

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Does not have any citations, does not meet Wikipedia's standards. This BLP also contains wrong capitalizations. Larryzhao123 (talk | contribs) 18:27, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 18:34, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep (as article creator): I started this article in 2006 as an admittedly poorly-referenced microstub, I see it has now gotten a little out of control, with dozens of additions by anonymous IPs and single-purpose accounts over 15 years, which given the effusive wording some are probably connected contributors. I don't think there are any notability issues – Viswalingam is a well-regarded and prolific filmmaker and former television presenter on a national network. There is significant coverage of some of his work, particularly of the documentary series Decadence. I'm a little hesitant to throw WP:AFDISNOTCLEANUP in here, as clearly the article has been tagged as unreferenced for far too long, but surely "wrong capitalization" is easily surmountable/fixable and a pointless argument for deletion. I will, however, undertake to prune down the article, make sure it's all referenced, and keep a closer eye on it in future. --Canley (talk) 05:03, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. National Library of Australia has Biographical cuttings file on him. Online sources covering him and his work include [1] [2] and [3]. duffbeerforme (talk) 09:20, 8 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I've added a bunch of references (most offline, found via a ProQuest database search of Australasian newspapers). The page looks good to me now and certainly satisfies GNG. Cabrils (talk) 06:38, 10 February 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.