Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Goshtho Gopal Das


 * 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.  Sandstein  10:50, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Goshtho Gopal Das

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The article does not meet WP:GNG, WP:BASIC, WP:ANYBIO, or WP:NMUSICIAN. Sources in article are database listings and WP:BEFORE revealed no WP:SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and in depth. Some WP:ROUTINE WP:MILL coverage and database entries exist.  // Timothy ::  talk  01:42, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.   // Timothy ::  talk  01:42, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.   // Timothy ::  talk  01:42, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Giving a chance for one more round in case someone knows more.
 * Delete without prejudice - Since the musician made his music before the Internet era, and his works may be in a different language, finding online media coverage is extremely unlikely. Searching under both "গোষ্ঠ গোপাল দাস" and "Goshtho Gopal Das" only reveals some YouTube uploads and minor social media discussion. Via a Google Books search I found his name listed very briefly in a publication from the India radio industry, and that's all. If he was truly as famous as the article says, his media coverage might be in old paper sources written in his homeland's native tongue. If anyone can find reliable sources of that nature, the article could be keep-able, but for now there is simply not enough to work with. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 15:10, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete fails WP:GNG not a single citation, search turns of nothing secondary, at least google USA search does. If this is a notable subject, it might better belong in another Wiki - not en.Wikipedia.org.?    Tennis Anyone? Talk  16:05, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
 * If this is a notable subject then the article belongs here. That is what notability is all about. If it belong in any other wiki as well that is no concern of ours. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:29, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It seems from quick investigations that this artist was usually known as "Gostho Gopal" (both inconsistent spelling in the Roman alphabet and the addition of extra unneeded names in Wikipedia article titles seem to be common with South Asian subjects) but I can't find any independent reliable sources online beyond this one, which is hardly enough to demonstrate notability. I strongly suspect that offline sources exist to show notability, but is there anyone watching this who is capable of finding them? Phil Bridger (talk) 17:29, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 02:02, 18 December 2020 (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.