Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sasika Herath

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 05:38, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sasika Herath[edit]

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BLP Fails GNG and BIO: Source eval:

Interview, not IS RS with SIGCOV :: Sasika Herath's interview on Sarasaviya Newspaper
IMDB :: Sasika Herath at IMDb
Name listed, nothing more :: Newspaper article on Mawbima newspaper
Youtube :: Making of Sihina Sameekarana on Youtube
Youtube :: This is how dream conditioning work ends on Youtube
IMDB :: Sihina Sameekarana on IMDB
Interview, not IS RS with SIGCOV :: Dream equations recorded on the silver screen
Name listed in credits, nothing more :: A Boy's Journey Through Upheavals - Dream Equations
Facebook :: "Dream Equations" directed by Sasika Herath | Facebook
Database type listing, Name listed, nothing more :: 1. ^ "Modara Wasp Coming Soon" . www.lankadeepa.lk (in Sinhala) . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
Name listed, nothing more :: 2. ^ "A teledrama to promote the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
Name listed, nothing more :: 3. ^ "The '72 Act has yet to be changed... Anuruddha Jayasinghe Divaina" . divaina.lk . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
Name listed, nothing more :: 4. ^ "Lalith Rathnayake - Nepal International Film Festival" . 2020-01-31 . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
Interview, not IS RS with SIGCOV, duplicate ref :: 5. ^ "Dream Equations on the Silver Screen" . University . 2020-11-25 . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
Failed V, doesn't seem to exist :: 6. ^ 9755f62e9a74a55e9c90f7fa7e2774db.pdf (ceylontoday.lk)
Name listed, nothing more :: 7. ^ Mawbima (2023-03-24). "A boy's journey through twists and turns - Dream Equations" . Motherland (in Sinhala) . Retrieved 2023-04-03 .
Name listed, nothing more :: 8. ^ "I want to sing to the heart  Nelka Thilini" . date _ Retrieved 2023-04-03 .

BEFORE showed nothing that meets SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth

Metadata on image strongly suggests author is either the subject or connected to subject.[1]

BLPs need clearly IS RS with SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth for both content and notability to avoid abuse per well known core policy (WP:V and WP:BLP) and guidelines (WP:BIO and WP:IS, WP:RS, WP:SIGCOV). // Timothy :: talk 04:06, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete There's virtually nothing out there about Herath and as noted, the sourcing in the article is insufficient. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:02, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers and Sri Lanka. Hey man im josh (talk) 12:36, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as I don't fond any trivial coverage per WP:THREE. Twinkle1990 (talk) 13:21, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Couldn't find any WP:RSs in a search, hence fails WP:NBASIC. Chanaka L (talk) 13:54, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I requested clarification from the author on the image and its origins and copyright, there response is here User talk:Rushan Kodikara#Copyright question. Yes. I took this photo during the trip to Gerandiella (Gerandiella waterfall) near Palmadulla, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka in October 2018. The subject, mr. Sasika Herath was aware that I were photographing him and requested to take a photo. He was a member of our crew which was shooting a documentary. Appears to be no problem with copyright, but other issues obviously remain. // Timothy :: talk 18:45, 4 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, I have searched for any Sinhalese references and all that I cane come with is a number of mentions in passing (where is attributed as an assistant director) however there is no significant coverage that I can find in any reliable secondary sources. Potentially a case of WP:TOOSOON. Dan arndt (talk) 05:01, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, thanks everyone on reviewing this article, 'Sasika Herath'.

Sasika Herath is an debutant director who works in some time as an assistant director in the industry. I also wrote about his movie 'Sihina Sameekarana' here. It may seem that I have not provided enough evidence on this, but hence he is still not among the popular names, those few articles are the only references I have right now.

But as a newbie contributor to the Wikipedia community, I understand that I have done few mistakes in this article. Some references I have given are in Sinhala language (on Mawbima) so I know that most of you can not read but as a Sri Lankan Chanaka L can read and clarify those. at. you can read the article in Sinhala (on Mawbima). Other article in Sarasaviya weekly newspaper which is published by the government owned Lakehouse is currently closed and unfortunately their website got down hence the link is not accessible. But I can provide the image version of the article via email if you are interested. The only article which wrote in English was on Ceylontoday newspaper (25 October 2020 - ECHO tabloid - Page 06 and 07) has no direct link and only a PDF link to that magazine issue (https://uploads.ceylontoday.lk/epapers/files/9755f62e9a74a55e9c90f7fa7e2774db.pdf). Please find and read the articles. I appreciate your willingness to engage in a dialogue on this topic and look forward to hearing back from you. Best regards, Rushan

Rushan Kodikara (talk) 19:24, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I usually search in both English and Sinhala before an AfD discussion involving a Sri Lankan topic. I did the same in this instance as well. Because I didn't see much in either language search results, I did !vote delete here. I will leave a few comments regarding the sources, however.

Mawbima article: Mentions Sasika Herath's name twice. Says he is the director of Sihina Samaeekarana and this is his first directing credit. I am sorry this fails WP:SIGCOV.
Ceylon Today article: This didn't come in the search. However, this article mentions Sasika Herath a couple of times. Therefore, can be considered it satisfies WP:SIGCOV.
Sarasaviya interview: I am afraid this is not considered WP:RS because it is an WP:INTERVIEW.

Looks like Sasika Herath is a promising director. However, at this moment I see only the Ceylon Today article as the only worthwhile article. Seems like a classic case of WP:TOOSOON. If Sasika garners more media coverage in a couple of years' time, I am sure we will see an article about him on English Wikipedia. Until then, I am terribly sorry, I have to stick with my opinion. Chanaka L (talk) 07:18, 8 April 2023 (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.