Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fahed Boodai


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The result was   keep. No arguments for deletion aside from the nominator. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:16, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Fahed Boodai

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The references listed in the article are either associated with Boodai, or don't provide significant coverage of him. I couldn't find any other sources that would indicate he passes Wikipedia's notability guidelines for biographies. —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 18:12, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * p.s. there is also the Rich List entry, but I think that we should be wary of giving Arabian Business too much weight, as it is a business magazine, not a general publication. —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 18:46, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Business magazines are the expected source for businessmen. What is asserted is notable, and unless you wish to seriously claim they made up the facts in their article, I see no reason to object. `  DGG ( talk ) 21:45, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced. Even if we disregard the fact that Arabian Business is a business magazine and not a general publication, the amount of coverage is still very small. On the page about Boodai himself there is only one sentence of content, and the Rich List page is primarily about the Boodai family, not him - he himself only gets one or two sentences. I could see us using the latter article as evidence that the Boodai group is notable, but not so much for a biography of one of the family members. —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 09:29, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I just saw this point you made right now. In light of your concern, I will be updating the references section to include an ArabianBusiness article that gives him a full profiling. --Saidkassem (talk) 17:11, 29 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Surely Prince Andrew wouldn't shake hands with anyone who wasn't an exemplar of probity and a pillar of the Kuwaiti business community. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:39, 28 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I met Prince Philip once, but that doesn't mean that I get to have a Wikipedia article... —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 09:10, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep The links to multiple CNBC appearances are on the first page of the Google SERPs if you search for Fahed Boodai. I didn't include them because I didn't think that would be necessary. In my opinion, there is no need to hinge notability debate around the credibility of ArabianBusiness, although I did find it somewhat alarming that the Middle East's best selling business weekly would be questioned in any way. Said Hamideh --Saidkassem (talk) 07:49, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Whether we can use the CNBC Arabiya interviews as evidence of notability depends on what kind of coverage it is. If it is biographical coverage about him from the CNBC reporters, then we can use it. If it is Boodai's opinion about some other subject, though, then it is a lot less useful for our purposes here. My Arabic is not so hot, so I will need to rely on other people's opinions to say which one it is. —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 09:50, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Just curious. At what point does this process reach closure based on what currently exists? I don't have any plans on adding additional facts or sources, unless it seems like the editors start turning against the article.--Saidkassem (talk) 16:37, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It usually runs for about a week, or maybe longer if it's a close result. Have a look at the guide to deletion for the details. Best —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 17:28, 29 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:26, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 02:27, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
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