Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ajmer Dargah attack


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Logan Talk Contributions 01:44, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Ajmer Dargah attack
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Non-notable incident sourced to dubious government-controlled propaganda outlets in India. Indian media do not count as reliable sources unless their claims are backed by international non-partisan sources. Indian media and newspapers, notorious for plagiarism (see User:YellowMonkey/Times of India), fabricating and aggressively promoting demonstrably false claims (see recent expose by Anderson Cooper on India's "premier channel" NDTV making up stories concerning Obama's visit to India here, as well as Indian media making up tall tales of racial discrimination against Indians in Australia), promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories concerning allegations of Jewish/Israeli/Mossad involvement in 9/11 and 26/11, as well as downright sensationalist and dubious reporting (see Radia tapes controversy), are bogus junk, the equivalent of supermarket tabloids, and completely unworthy of inclusion into an encyclopedic enterprise. Delete per WP:RS, WP:N,WP:EVENT, and WP:HOAX Meanstheatre (talk) 08:50, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: The article is a very brief stub which says little more than that the blast occurred and was originally attributed to a Muslim group and then to a Hindu one. The argument seems to be it should be deleted because Indian media are never WP:RS. Respectfully, I believe under the circumstances the article should be saved for expansion including additional sourcing. Jonathanwallace (talk) 11:40, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Comment. "Indian media do not count as reliable sources unless their claims are backed by international non-partisan sources." - is this your personal opinion or a general consensus among Wikipedia editors? Salih ( talk ) 16:01, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep Notable event; nominator's rationale is sweeping and a clear example of WP:IDONTLIKEIT--Sodabottle (talk) 16:12, 11 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Notable. See . -- Redtigerxyz Talk 16:51, 11 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Definitely Notable. If you are concerned about reliability of Indian sources, perhaps you should take it up at WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard --Nayvik (talk) 17:26, 11 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep This is one of the most important cases. It is not just a major occurrence but also pertains to a case of right-wing terrorism in India. The incident is also important as one of the most revered sufi shrines respected by both Hindus and Muslims was bombed. The Anti-Terrorism Squad has even finished investigation and filed charge sheet in court. It seems some persons are hell bent on getting it deleted for certain reasons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.200.68.7 (talk) 18:44, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - weak reasons for deletion. notable.--BabbaQ (talk) 18:48, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Strong keep Weak rationale for nomination. Notable article. Rabbabodrool (talk) 21:54, 11 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep Very important article. Mindboggling that someone wants its deletion. Media is free in India compared to many other countries. If still someone has doubts read the recent report on Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hindu-holy-man-reveals-truth-of-terror-attacks-blamed-on-muslims-2182178.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Indscribe (talk • contribs) 04:09, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * "The independent" is a right-wing tabloid that repeats Indian media crap. The British rightists have targeted Indians for discrimination before. The claims made in that article need to be taken with a huge sack-o-salt.59.160.210.68 (talk) 07:11, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: I have initiated a WP:RESCUE of the article as it requires improvement. Perhaps the "sack-o-salt" discussions can be moved to the new talk page instead? KimChee (talk) 07:34, 12 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep. The nomination logic is totally flawed. Shovon (talk) 09:09, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
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