Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abdallah Al Rowaished


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) (non-admin closure) — Parent5446 ☯ ([ msg] email) 02:42, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Abdallah Al Rowaished

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Unable to locate any reliable sources independent of the subject. Does not appear to meet WP:GNG or pass WP:MUSICBIO. J04n(talk page) 11:43, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  — J04n(talk page) 11:43, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Comment If you search Google News under his name written in Arabic, you get quite a lot of hits, most of which are to this singer, and in reliable sources. Below are just 3 a few (with dreadful machine tanslations):
 * BBC (Arabic service)
 * Asharq Al-Awsat
 * Al Arabiya
 * Panorama
 * Al Rai

Might be worth contacting a WikiProject that covers Arabic subjects. Voceditenore (talk) 12:30, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been notified to WikiProject Arab world. – Voceditenore (talk) 12:47, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. A Google News archive search for the spelling "Abdullah Al Ruwaished" finds a few sources in English. I'm sure that there are many other possible spelling combinations, as there is no generally accepted standard for transcribing Arabic names into the Roman alphabet. Note that there is another article about the subject at Abdallah Abdalrahman Alruwaished, which is also being discussed for deletion. Is there any way we can combine these discussions? Phil Bridger (talk) 11:38, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:36, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep -- Numerous mentions in the Arabic press, along with many in English in a variety of spellings. Subject is reasonably well known throughout the Arabic world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Minnowtaur (talk • contribs) 05:49, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - sufficient references exist to demonstrate notability. (References don't have to be in English.) I'm going to suggest a merge with the content of the other article, though. Robofish (talk) 15:42, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Second relist rationale. The article is a BLP and can use some more sources. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:37, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - users claim notability but the article has no independent citations and as it is needs deleting. Off2riorob (talk) 14:37, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep it took me ten minutes to find two non-trivial sources even in English and add them to the article. More are clearly available in Arabic as mentioned above. Obvious evidence of meeting WP:BIO. cab (talk) 03:27, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. There is a lot of coverage in the Arab-speaking press, as seen above. Two non-trivial sources have been added in English and I'm going to put some of the Arabic ones in the external links. The sources do not have to be in English. Voceditenore (talk) 08:20, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
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