Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bilal Khan


 * 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. The previous version of the page has been restored and moved to Bilal Khan (actor), Bilal Khan has been salted. J04n(talk page) 10:52, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Bilal Khan

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Related article Bilal Khan (singer) repeatedly recreated by sockpuppeting, blocked users, and at that time subject determined to be not-notable/speedied due to the block user etc. Articles for deletion/Bilal Khan (singer)

This article, originally about a different person with the same name. After the other article actions, one of the sock-puppeting blocked users (Sabi43) started merging content over from the other article to this one, and switching the topic of this article. This was continued by many IP editors. (See wierd hybrid revision here, with half the content for each unrelated person http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bilal_Khan&oldid=507888590)

I believe this person fails WP:MUSICBIO, they are on a reality show, they released some videos to youtube, they (without a label) released some OSTs, and are in a levis commercial. A few articles mentioning the guy in passing related to the shows etc. One interview with him in the context of being a reality show contestant (not unusual), and one decent article.

I will of course abide by consensus, and as I am involved a-priori, will largely stay out of this as I have bias due to the previous block/sockpuppetry interactions that may be clouding my judgement.

Gaijin42 (talk) 15:26, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:34, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:34, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete - Singer Bilal Khan (b. 1986) fails GNG. No opinion about actor Bilal Khan (1978-2010), whose page was blanked out to make room for this. Carrite (talk) 15:55, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment - If this debate ends in deletion, the hijacked last version of the page about the actor should be restored. Carrite (talk) 15:58, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep but revert to the original topic; article has been hijacked, originally in April 2012. The actor is notable as demonstrated by external sources in this version from January 2012, although more should be added; the singer is a separate issue and this article should not continue to be converted into one about him. Yngvadottir (talk) 15:57, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment Here's at least one usable reference: "Film, TV artist Bilal Khan passes away", The Nation, August 16, 2010. The version I think should be reverted to is that of April 6, 2012. I won't do this myself since I can't find further sources, but they presumably exist in Urdu, which I can't read and thus can't search in. For an article on the still alive singer, the correct procedure is deletion review since that article was deleted at AfD, not hijacking an existing article. Yngvadottir (talk) 16:29, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * NOTE TO CLOSING ADMIN - Notice the two above votes, one keep, one delete, both are saying the exact same thing. eg - Delete the current content, and restore to the original topic. Extra care must be taken counting the !votes in this situation due to the unusual page history. Gaijin42 (talk) 16:08, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep Here are some articles about Bilal Khan from two of Pakistan's largest English-language newspapers, Dawn and The Express Tribune. Actually, these are just a tip of the iceberg. I do not understand why people who are so quick to !vote 'delete' do not bother to even perform a simple search beforehand. It really helps, and lessens the burden on others too:
 * Hottie of the week: Bilal Khan, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Bilal Khan: ‘Written’ in the stars, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu’: Composition he wrote, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Bilal Khan: The coming of age, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Bilal Khan: Acting pushed me out of my comfort zone, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Get the look: Off to work, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Up close with Bilal Khan in the US, Source: The Express Tribune
 * Soundcheck: Bilal Khan on Coke Studio, OSTs, tours and more, Source: Dawn
 * Soundcheck: “It’s what I do in my bedroom” — Bilal Khan, Source: Dawn

 Mar4d  ( talk ) 06:44, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've just looked through the comments above and apparently, the article created 3 yrs ago in its original form was actually on another person. In that case, perhaps new article/s may be needed with disambiguation to avoid the conflict of subjects.  Mar4d  ( talk ) 06:47, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * An article which has been repeatedly recreated, deleted via AFD, (with heavy involvement of sockppuppets), and in this case hijacked a different article and had the CSD templates deleted inappropriately, does not get the benefit of the doubt. It is up to the people who want to re-create a deleted article to show that it deserves to overturn prior consensus. The fans of Mr Khan have done him a disservice by repeatedly breaking wikipedia policy in trying to promote him. Gaijin42 (talk) 13:35, 1 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep The Article is about a famous pop-singer, and it should be kept. Faizan (talk) 10:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Recreate the article on the actor, possibly moving to Bilal Khan (actor). If people want to recreate the article on the singer that should be done through creation of Bilal Khan (singer) after getting a consensus that that article should exist.  The hijacking of this article was wrong.John Pack Lambert (talk) 17:37, 4 April 2013 (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.