Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Azhar Sabri (3rd nomination)


 * 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. Kurykh (talk) 00:37, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Azhar Sabri
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I came across this article via the AfD for one of his books, The Chronic Mansion. Normally I will recommend for something to get redirected if there's an author article, but a closer look at his page shows that there's a lack of notability here as well.

The sources currently on the page cannot show notability and are as follows:


 * 1) Goodreads. This is a link to the Goodreads page for one of his books. At most this could show that the book exists, which is not a sign of notability, however content can be freely added on Goodreads as long as you have librarian status - which isn't hard to get - so this couldn't even be used as a trivial source.
 * In fact, the article's author has accidentally linked to a completely different book: 'The Other Side' by different authors. (The book 'The Chronic Mansion' does in fact appear in GoodReads, but as mentioned above, this doesn't prove much.) - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) MeriNews. This is a site that accepts user submitted content per their about page, making this a WP:SPS. Even if that weren't an issue that would make it something that couldn't be used to establish notability, the item itself is predominantly a book synopsis and a one line statement that the book will release.
 * Also, the entry was posted by a user with the user name 'mrimam' - see Special:Contributions/mrimam for the user's contributions on Wikipedia. It was likely added by the author himself or by somebody writing on his behalf. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) India Opines Blogs. This is a blog source that allows people to submit their own content. It's the same content that's posted here at MeriNews by the same user that posted the other MeriNews item, so this is at best a press release even if we ignore that India Opines is a SPS.
 * As above. Written by the same user, too. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * 1) PoemHunter. This is a site where people can post poems. It's not selective about what content it posts, meaning that anyone can sign up and post content and being on the site isn't something that would be seen as a huge honor per se. At most this could just back up that he has written poetry, which by itself doesn't give notability.
 * 2) Chicago Tribune. Now while the CT can give notability, a look at this page shows that it was something written by "Community Contributor mrsabri5", meaning that it was published in their community blog section. Anyone can contribute towards that, so this is not the same thing as if someone was covered by the Chicago Tribune itself. The user name also gives off the impression that this was Sabri writing about himself.
 * 3) Amazon. This is an Amazon listing, which cannot show notability. E-commerce sites are things that should not be posted to Wikipedia in general, since they're inherently promotional.
 * As for #1, this doesn't prove anything more than that the book exists. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

I searched for him using the India WP's search engine and found very, very little other than user submitted content that cannot be used as a reliable source. This person just doesn't pass notability guidelines. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  11:10, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It looks like this was deleted previously. I don't think that anything has changed notability-wise since the last deletion but since he has put out a new book prior to the last AfD, I suppose that this should run a full week. Once this is deleted (since I doubt it has a chance of survival) I would recommend blacklisting this name since there have been so many attempts to create this. I also have to question if this is evading a block, given the author's obscurity and the fact that Laddanansari was blocked for sockpuppetry and repeatedly trying to put Sabri on Wikipedia - which seems to be the case with this editor, as they're making a lot of the same edits. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  11:14, 10 March 2017 (UTC)


 * (moved comment from this talk page) I would clear here before going ahead that I have written only about a writer, not my relatives or friends, Azhar Sabri is an Indian author, as per my view the sources provided in this article is notable as I seen on others articles. And both the articles Sarhad Ke Us Paar and The Chronic Mansion might not be notable. rest of the things are in your hand go ahead, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by QKUMAR (talk • contribs) moved by  -- There'sNoTime (to explain) 12:19, 10 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete as nom, sources way too flimsy to suggest notabilityTheLongTone (talk) 13:27, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete: Note that there have been repeated deleted drafts since the original AfD and subsequent permanent protection aganst re-creating this page, which was avoided in this instance by initially creating under a variant title ("Azhar Sabri (Novelist)"). The previous AfDs ended in speedy-deletions which I suppose precludes use of CSD G4 here. Anyway, my searches are identifying nothing to indicate notability, whether by WP:AUTHOR or WP:BASIC so (yet another) deletion is appropriate. AllyD (talk) 14:49, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete The coverage is not enough to show he is notable.John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:01, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:14, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:14, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:14, 10 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete per nomination. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 18:40, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete for the third time. Still not notable and neither are their novels. Ajf773 (talk) 19:55, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - No evidence of notability per WP:NAUTHOR.  CAPTAIN RAJU  (✉)   19:17, 17 March 2017 (UTC)


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