Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bengali Wikipedia (2nd nomination)


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) → B  music  ian  03:08, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

Bengali Wikipedia
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Non-notable website, per WP:NOTABLE, composed of first-hand sources. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:36, 26 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I think this is an exception to WP:N (which is a guideline, not policy) as a WMF project. → Σ  τ  c . 06:05, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions.  — Frankie (talk) 20:59, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  — Frankie (talk) 20:59, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions.  — Frankie (talk) 20:59, 27 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep: Besides the point raised by Euclid above, the Bengali Wikipedia has been the subject of multiple dedicated articles in top-circulated Bengali and English newspapers in multiple countries (India and Bangladesh). Here is an example from the top Bengali newspaper in Bangladesh. Here is a front page coverage as top headline from The Telegraph, a widely circulated English language newspaper from India. I can bring up many other examples of media coverage if needed. But I think these two example suffice to demonstrate the notability of the Bengali Wikipedia. --Ragib (talk) 06:11, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Bengali wikipedia is the strongest of the South Asian wikipedias in terms of content, and Ragib has provided numerous sources indicating its notability.Pectoretalk 18:35, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per Σ -- ɑηsuмaη  ʈ ᶏ ɭ Ϟ 22:07, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
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