Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hema Premadasa


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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Dan arndt (talk) 14:57, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

Hema Premadasa

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Just because she is the spouse of the President of Sri Lanka does not necessarily mean that she is notable - see WP:INVALIDBIO, as relationships do not confer notability. There does not appear to be any supporting/referenced sources that establish notability in her own right. Dan arndt (talk) 15:29, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:11, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:11, 30 January 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep - She has been a prominent political figure at the time of her husbands rule as the president and also up until present says. Simple google search will prove the same. Daan0001 (talk) 16:25, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment - there is no referenced content provided in the article that supports your claims  that she was a prominent political figure independent of the fact that she was the President's wife. If that is the case then I strongly suggest you edit the article. I would be happy to withdraw the AfD if there was evidence provided establishing her notability. Dan arndt (talk) 01:10, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  19:21, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep I found some of the evidence that she was a prominent political figure. I added what I've found so far. She passes GNG as it stands since she's notable for being a first lady and as a political figure on her own, even though she wasn't successful in her presidential bid. BTW, politics in Sri Lanka are somewhat confusing. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 19:22, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep as this is another case where the First Lady of that country could be considered notable for a separate article as has also noted.  SwisterTwister   talk  05:15, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. Spouse of heads of state are indeed done of the accept ed cases of articles that form an exception to the general rule. It makes sense because usually there is in fact material. One of the ways we make guidelines and policy here is by consistent practice, and this is one of the examples.  There was however nothing wrong is taking it to afd to ask about it.  DGG ( talk ) 05:20, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment disagree that spouses of head of state are notable as notability is not inherited. In this case there appears to be enough independent verifiable sources to establish that the subject satisfies WP:GNG and for that reason I am intending to withdraw the AfD. Dan arndt (talk) 09:29, 12 February 2016 (UTC)


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