Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anoka Abeyrathne


 * 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. --ais523 09:08, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Anoka Abeyrathne

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Despite winning contest, the contest is not on Wiki. Article is orphaned. Between the two, I suspect lack of wiki worthiness. Postcard Cathy 21:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * weak delete The contest is asserted to be national (Sri Lanka), and it is also asserted that she was participant in an international event. Neither are in WP but we can't demonstrate lack of notability from that--I doubt the notable contests from that country have been entered. But there are no actual sources for any of this. If there were, perhaps we could tell. DGG 23:19, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * True DGG but the key here is asserted. If it was sourced and/or linked to an article on the subject, I would not have nominated the article.  But how notable can the festival be if it doesn't have an article of it's own and as Carol says, nothing can be found on wiki?  Postcard Cathy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.145.243.196 (talk • contribs) 2007-05-30 16:21:16
 * It could be very notable. The non-existence of other articles is no guide.  Wikipedia isn't complete.  You are supposed to look for sources, outside of Wikipedia, to see how notable something is.  Please read the Guide to deletion. Uncle G 11:11, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * True Uncle G but as Carolfrog said, it is not easy to find these outside sources. And why should we have to look for them?  The author should have provided them at the time or soon after.  Writing 101 - would you submit a term paper even in jr  high school if you didn't have adequate footnotes?  Postcard Cathy
 * Postcard Cathy, not everyone who contributes to Wikipedia has submitted a term paper; some are not old enough, and others live in third world countries where they will probably never have that option. Their contributions are still valuable. John Vandenberg 14:07, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I also checked Google News Archives. Still nothing on the British Festival of Music.  I'd be willing to consider that its notability could be established by offline sources, but I don't know where to look.  ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 20:31, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I can't find her (apart from WP mirrors) on Google or Google News.  Same for the British Festival of Music.  Not that Google is the be-all and end-all of sources, but I'd think if sources existed in the mainstream media (i.e. were reliable sources such as should exist for an international event) there might be at least an indication of their existence on Google.  So there's just nothing to confirm that she's notable enough for a Wikipedia article.  ≈≈Carolfrog≈≈♦тос♦ 04:20, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Despite searching offwiki, I have found little that could be used to verify this article. John Vandenberg 14:07, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - doesn't seem notable to me. Tim  V.B. { critic &amp; speak } 19:36, 3 June 2007 (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.

Sri Lankan festival of music —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hamsterlives (talk • contribs) 07:31, 7 July 2009 (UTC)