Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abul Kalam Azad (doctor) (2nd nomination)


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The result was   delete. § FreeRangeFrog croak 22:16, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

Abul Kalam Azad (doctor)
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Non-notable scholar. Azad is a "director of sixth form" (essentially a high school principal) and part-time assistant professor. Article gives no indications of any particularly notable achievements, and references are largely directories that verify his position and academic credentials, or personal social networking profiles, with no indications of any significant coverage. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:09, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete. Scholar person cannot be considered as notable if he/she doesn't have any independent reliable sources identifying notability from there research work, research papers, publications in well cited Journals, Books and so on. This person has no more sources other than self-promotional sites. Fails as per WP:BIO generally A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 15:17, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 15:19, 17 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Strongly keep. The previous one did not contain any references. But now WP:BIO does not fail and there are too many references which are reliable sources. Hidzoko (talk) 15:26, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment Would you care to point out which sources you consider reliable?  I see
 * a link to an Amazon page indicating that Azad has written a book (not a significantly notable book);
 * a link to a Bangladesh government site that generates an empty page (here), but which, even if it did work, might verify that Azad is a director of a sixth form college;
 * Azad's LinkedIn page;
 * Azad's Academia.edu page;
 * Azad's profile at a website called "Battle of Ideas";
 * Azad's profile at a website called "Islam Essential".
 * None of these are evidence if significant coverage in independent media. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:38, 17 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete Non notable. Fails WP:SCHOLAR. Cowlibob (talk) 17:39, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete and salt. No pass of WP:Prof. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:02, 17 June 2014 (UTC).
 * Delete & Salt per the above. – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  00:19, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete The subject is not at all notable. The references are weak and is entirely self written. Wannabeeditor6 (talk) 08:31, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 11:26, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete. No apparent notability. As head of sixth form, he isn't even equivalent to a high school principal, incidentally. He's just head of one part of the school. Neither is he a doctor as such; he holds a doctorate. Recreation of a page already deleted at Afd. His notability hasn't changed. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:47, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment A fine point.  In most English speaking countries, holding a doctorate in any field (MD, PhD, D.Eng, D.Div, etc) entitles one to use the honorific title Doctor.  Doesn't add to his notability any, though.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:59, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm aware of that. He has the title of doctor. However, we would not usually describe him as a doctor as in this disambiguation! That is invariably restricted to medical doctors (who, ironically, in the UK do not usually hold doctorates). -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:03, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
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 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 12:54, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete- No contribution in any special field. He is simply a teacher(lecturer), examiner and assistant professor. An article for such person can not be stand alone, it fails under WP:BIO. A.Minkowiski_Lets t@lk 13:05, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete -- Besides a number of part-time posts, he appears to be a mere schoolmaster. Clearly NN.  Peterkingiron (talk) 18:50, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
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