Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abdulla A. Alshammam


 * 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   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 17:28, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Abdulla A. Alshammam

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Non-notable diplomat. No indications that this diplomat has been anything other then a minor functionary among the various diplomatic missions. He was not the ambassador to the United Nations, just a member of the diplomatic mission there. Claims that Alshammam (alternately Al-Shammam) represented Yemen in most UN committees are not borne out by the available sources, which state merely that he rose to make a statement (among dozens of others) at two particular UN resolution votes. No source to verify that he is the "Ambassador for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs" (or, for that matter, what such a vague title might actually entail). WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:05, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Note - the original author of the article in question tried to edit this nomination (rather than comment on it) but broke some of the links and source-search functions. I have reverted to WikiDan61 's original nomination. Happy to assume good faith and assume that the original editor wasn't aware of how AFDs work, rather than that it was an attempt to "undo" the AFD. Comments on the nomination itself can be added after this note. As per usual, please lets all comply with WP:CIV and remember that AFDs are based on WP:CONSENSUS. Cheers, Stalwart 111  02:39, 21 November 2012 (UTC).
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:11, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:11, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Cheers, Riley   Huntley  00:36, 27 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - several editors have now raised issues relating to this article with the original author who has refused to discuss them. Instead, the original author has continued to edit the article adding further unreliable sources, masses of redlinks and whole paragraphs of WP:OR. The article still does not provide any verification that the subject is notable. Without some reliable sources that provide "significant coverage" of the subject, I can't see how the subject could possibly pass WP:GNG. Given the unwillingness to discuss the issues, I can't see any way for those concerns to be addressed. Stalwart 111  00:57, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - the author ignores requests to provide references, which could have been helpful in confirming notability. Staszek Lem (talk) 21:41, 27 November 2012 (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.