Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ausama Monajed


 * 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. Sufficient notability for inclusion could not be found, and the subject lacks "non-trivial" coverage in reliable sources.  Jamie ☆ S93  15:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Ausama Monajed

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Likely vanity page - Member of a newly formed exile group, only claim to fame is that he attended a general UN meeting Passportguy (talk) 13:24, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * It is an article about a significant activist and member of the Syrian political opposition (an area with little coverage on Wikipedia). The article is currently being expanded to include further information (not just "that he attended a general UN meeting"). Baradatv (talk) 13:50, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment The search for verifiable information in reliable sources is complicated not only by the need to search across languages, but across alphabets with different transliterations. A search in English, there are likely to be many more in Arabic, yields about 40 results. These include speaking i panel discussions "hosted . . . by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations" here and here. Brief mention under alternate spelling. There are international news hits. The opposition group of which he is a leader is probably more significant than is presented, given the nature of Syrian political affairs. Opposition to the ruling party there is not encouraged by the ruling party. I don't think this is a vanity piece. I would like to see the results of searches in other languages than English, particulary in Arabic, before deciding. Cheers,   Dloh  cierekim  14:17, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep if it will indeed be improved, mainly per WP:BIAS. There is a potential set of editors to be scared away if we delete these topics, and WP needs more content from this area of the world. From browsing through the entire Walled garden about the topic (notability of the institution is also under discussion) I get the impression that the person is notable. However, the article doesn't establish that as it currently stands. --Pgallert (talk) 14:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment The Movement for Justice and Development in Syria was only very recently founded (2008). All in all this seems to be new group trying to get attention and using Wikipedia as a means to do so. Btw When I tried checking their website tried to install a virus on my computer - which certainly doesn't help. 14:47, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete unless evidence of meeting WP:N, WP:BIO, WP:BLP presented with WP:RS and WP:V. The search I did above did not find the sort of coverage needed to meet the burden required for notability. Brief mentions while talking about someone else and a speech, even before the UN, is not sufficient. Dloh  cierekim  15:29, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, the issue is not scaring away editors. The issue is the notability of the subject.  Dloh  cierekim  15:30, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete I'm not at all frightened of the subject. Show me significant in-depth coverage in reliable resources to establish notability and to be used to verify the contents of the article and I'll change my opinion but I don't see them and the ones yelling "keep" aren't showing them.  That's the bottom line. Drawn Some (talk) 20:42, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Insufficient notability to meet guidelines. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:19, 15 May 2009 (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.