Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/H.E. Waheed Waheedullah


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The result was   delete. JForget 13:40, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

H.E. Waheed Waheedullah

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The claims made about this person in the article sound impressive, but they are not supported by sources that meet WP:RS, and I don't see that such sources exist to write the article properly: there are no news hits, and an author search in GS doesn't produce anything to establish notability as an academic. The article is written by the same person trying to flog The World Water Organization, which I have also nominated for deletion. Nomoskedasticity (talk) 20:59, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 *  Keep. The provided annexed references support this person's notability Rirunmot (talk) 21:12, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
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 * Comment RE: Rirunmot. Did you click on those references? Because I did click on them and the ONLY thing I saw in those websites are his name in a list of names of people who attended a conference or being part of something. I did not see much relevant information about the person itself to justify his notabiliy...only his name... If the creator does not provide more 3rd party sources that talks about him and not the conferences he attended, I suggest to delete. It does not mean that having his name written in a 50+ page document makes him notable. These are just my thoughts, not here to offend anyone ;) Jolenine  (Talk - Contribs) 21:23, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete unless better sources can be found to support a clearer claim of notability. I'm puzzled by this entry. It says "Ambassador" 10 times, without once mentioning what country he's an ambassador for, and to where. Careful digging through the sources show that he was once head of the UN liaison office in Albania, which I guess made him the chief UN staffer in Albania, but arguably does not make him an ambassador. He does not even seem to hold that post anymore, so there's even less reason to perseverate on calling him "Ambassador" over and over. Also, an earlier version of the entry credited him with a doctoral degree from Kennedy-Western University, a school that was never accredited, changed names once and has since shut down. That's hardly his fault, but it strains credibility and makes it that much more important to get good confirmation of the other claims made in the entry. However, the current crop of sources establish only his existence, and the fact that he's held diplomatic posts. No press coverage or anything looking like an unambiguously third party source. Hairhorn (talk) 21:34, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Unable to find any mention in news articles, unlikely for an ambassador of any kind. The refs support a mid-level rank, not that of a diplomat. Finally, if someone manages to find sources and this turns to be a keep, the article has to be moved to Waheed Waheedullah as he clearly wasn't born with the title of His Excellency. - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 22:35, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I noticed the use of H.E. and commented on the talkpage just before reading your valid point per NAMEPEOPLE. -- Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 22:49, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment To Nominator, Nomoskedasticity, if you have AfD this article and the World Water Organisation article, perhaps you can also AfD Harold HyunSuk Oh and Dr. Elaine Valdov? If Waheed Waheedullah is not "notable" than they too are not notable as they are both part of WWO and those two articles are created by the same user (Shannon.barnes) and their references are not that useful too... Thanks. Jolenine  (Talk - Contribs) 23:57, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. I see only hot air. A multitude of grandiose but vague statements; any kind of notability is not supported by reliable sources. Drmies (talk) 03:02, 17 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Joelenine. I think your comment about removing all is unjust. Please notice updates being made to each bio and the WWO page each day as I get the web based references to justify their notability. Shannon.barnes (talk) 22:31, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete in view of revelations above. Xxanthippe (talk) 04:27, 18 September 2009 (UTC).
 * Delete. Alternatively, nominate for the Nobel Peace Prize. --Crusio (talk) 16:28, 19 September 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete - there is no evidence of notability. No sources writing about him.  Having his name mentioned in documents and listed as a conference speaker is not sufficient. -- Whpq (talk) 16:22, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
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