Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Indika Wickramarachchi


 * 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. Liz Read! Talk! 08:25, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Indika Wickramarachchi

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rejected at AfC but moved to main space by creator, fails WP:GNG sources are interviews and Facebook. Theroadislong (talk) 09:00, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Actors and filmmakers,  and Sri Lanka.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 09:09, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete, fails WP:ANYBIO / WP:NACTOR, requires significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources. Facebook and YouTube are not acceptable sources. Dan arndt (talk) 09:16, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Fails WP:GNG. Chanaka L ( talk ) 09:51, 29 October 2022 (UTC)


 * @Chanakal@Dan arndt@Spiderone@Theroadislong
 * Sir Evry Detail in my article are 100% true Some details i collect by calling him this is 100% true article so i can't understand why you all are trying to delete it
 * Plese Don't delete this article i wrote this without taking even a sleep Wicsakiwdss (talk) 16:48, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * You can't do original research for an article, that's not permitted. We're asking for proof the person has been covered at length in reliable, third-party sources. What we have now is a long way from that. Oaktree b (talk) 18:55, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * and you've already been told in AfC this wasn't ready for an article, yet you moved it anyway, against advice, into mainspace. This isn't for publication of your research, we need to see reliably-sourced articles. Oaktree b (talk) 18:57, 29 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Delete - fails WP:GNG, WP:FILMMAKER and alleged awards do not satisfy WP:ANYBIO. Creator's admission that they have gathered the info themselves by telephoning the subject of the article is a clear violation of WP:NOR, which is one of our three core policies that we absolutely must follow. I also believe that there is undisclosed WP:COI due to the above. Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 17:23, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete: Fails WP:ANYBIO, WP:NACTOR, and Filmmaker/director. A problem is likely the unavailability of sources. When a search does not produce anything substantial the burden is on those wanting inclusion. Currently the article is sourced mainly with "National Arts Newspaper of Sri Lanka" and YouTube. The ica interview discusses a 12-minute and 10 minute short film, however, such interviews are considered primary sources so not independent. While YouTube may sometimes be used as a reliable source or in the "External links", I would offer those in the article have not been checked for copyright violations. See: WP:ELNEVER, WP:COPYLINK, WP:YT. A BLP is held to a higher standard so care has to be used concerning YouTube. Even if acceptable as a source YouTube would not pass the criteria to advance notability. As a member of AFC I would wonder why someone would publish an article against advice? It would seem that a procedural move back there would have been in order but that would likely only delay the inevitable. --  Otr500 (talk) 23:12, 2 November 2022 (UTC)


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