English Wikipedia @ Freddythechick:Articles for deletion/Achal Prabhala

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 was keep. Snow keep. Reliable sources have been added establishing the subject' notability and addressing the deletion concerns. (non-admin closure) Alpha_Quadrant ^(talk) 03:05, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Achal Prabhala

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Article who fails to fulfill WP:BIO, specially "The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field" (he has not done anything who will stay for history, he is only a worker doing his work) and Wikipedia:BIO#Articles_on_Wikipedians "their status as Wikipedian editors by itself has no effect on their notability (...) All articles should be judged solely by applicable content and inclusion guidelines and policies" (So be a wikipedian "per se" don't give him any reason to have an article). Besides that this article has a problem of had been created by his close friend Tinu, in violation of Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#Close relationships. Béria Lima ^msg 13:58, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Bad faith nomination after heated email exchanges on foundation-l 1 2 3. The subject is notable and widely known. I am not sure whether you can call the subject as a close friend of mine, yes, we know each other. So does the whole Wikimedia World. I understand the conflicts on the mailing list is the reason for this nomination and i find it very immature behavior of a Wikimedia Portugal Board member. Request you to kindly assume good faith -- Tinu Cherian - 14:27, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. —-- Tinu Cherian - 14:32, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Keep (there was a conflict of edition previously...) Actually this is not a "standard" nor a "neutral" or "anodyne" request of deletion since it comes as some sort of retaliation from the demander against Achal Prabhala, after the heated discussion that took place on the Foundation I list a few days ago... Moreover, I have personally included some additional data (among them a few references) since Achal Prabhala is clearly (in fact without the ghost of a doubt except for a person blinded by revenge) a known person be it as writer, researcher on free access to knowledge or member of any wikimedian institution... Capsot (talk) 14:40, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Keep It is rash and spiteful to nominate articles for deletion due to personal differences. The article subject is well know and notable. Thanks.MW ^ℳ 15:17, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:13, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Keep Really not sure whether he is really a "close friend" of Tinu, but he is indeed notable enough for a WP article. I have added Template:Notable Wikipedian on the talk page. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛ ^{Talk Email} 17:03, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Keep - I have no knowledge of any dispute within Wikipedia, but the Google search for sources reveals not only Times of India but a New York Times article (Achal Prabhala) and plenty of other solid, reliable, independent sources to prove Notability. We have no option but Keep. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:17, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

  The linked NYT article is a blog post (not, generally, of the same 'notability' strength as a regular NYT article). --regentspark (comment) 19:23, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

• Comment The corresponding article in French is currently also on deletion procedure. Though the deletion conditions are proper to every language version Wikipedia, a link can be useful for those who can read French : see fr:Discussion:Achal Prabhala/Suppression. French Tourist (talk) 10:24, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

• * Keep: Surprised at this nomination. There are several Reliable Sources Veryhuman (talk) 19:02, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

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.