Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Didel


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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 11:22, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Didel

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Fails WP:GNG, Just another Indian surname. No reliable sources discuss it. We do not even seem yet to have an article for any person of that name, so creating a dab of people who share it is not feasible. - Sitush (talk) 02:24, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Question Any check for sources? any check in particular, for printed sources from the country in question?  DGG ( talk ) 05:38, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes. GSearch, JSTOR, Questia, DeGruyter, the library catalogues and search facilities of several major universities (Cambridge, Columbia etc), my own home "library" (pretty extensive), emails with native-language speakers in India over several years. I know all about WP:BEFORE but I do believe you have access to NYPL and I haven't checked there. I can mention it specifically at WT:INB if you want, rather than relying on delsort, but it is unlikely to make any difference to the outcome. This is a very typical stub of the "Indian last name" variety and frankly I'm fed up of seeing them: it is no more notable or discussed than my own name, perhaps even less so. Apologies if this seems arrogant but this is one of the few subject areas where I know what I'm doing and most regulars know that I, erm, know. - Sitush (talk) 06:16, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:52, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:52, 12 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete. There seems to be no evidence that this is notable as a surname which, in this context, is always a bit more than just a name, given the caste/community/etc denotations. Drmies (talk) 22:39, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete What nom and drmies say. I suppose that, at some level, many last names are caste or profession based but, lacking sources, we can't really make the etymological call ourselves. --regentspark (comment) 00:39, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
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