Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akar Araz


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:44, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Akar Araz

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This is a difficult one: The article originally had no sources, after BLP prod only one source was added, which is a blog - which may well be the blog of the article's creator. A Google search turns up nothing - but that may be due to the fact that this is a Kurdish songwriter, so we'd need someone that speaks Kurdish to check for sources. Equally I'm not certain how important/notable (or even how truthful) the purported award wins are. The two entries in the article under personal life and career "Akar is known for keeping a maximum low profile and secrecy on his social life and commitments in Norway. In 2007" and "An inteview with Zagroz-TV in 2010, Akar said I won't come back until I have finished school and fully grown up, I have big plans for the future." don't really bode well.... Travelbird (talk) 05:35, 1 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. In the absence of sourcing, we can't really keep any BLP. That said, this might be a case where WP:USUAL applies - if they find some sort of notability, and if sources show this, an article in the future might work. Not today, though. UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 13:26, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iraq-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 18:40, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 18:28, 9 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete, with a heavy heart - Ugh, I really hate to recommend deletion, since I'm sure we have scant coverage of Kurdish cultural topics and this Memi Alan story he was in certainly seems popular judging by Google hits, but it looks like there just isn't going to be any verifiable information about him at this point. --❨Ṩtruthious ℬandersnatch❩ 01:01, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete There is definitely a lack of sources. Perhaps an article in the future? Stormbay (talk) 02:35, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
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