Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jibrell Ali Salad Aadan


 * 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 Keep. @pple 17:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Jibrell Ali Salad Aadan

 * – (View AfD) (View log)

Possible WP:HOAX; zero Google hits... Oli Filth 22:59, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No source - Esurnir 23:17, 21 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete unless someone can find a source. If a reliable source is found showing that he was in fact a member of a national legislature, I would change my opinion. Keep per work of CambridgeBayWeather. NawlinWiki 23:23, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete if it is not a hoax it is surely nn and unsourced stub indeed. -- the woman who sold the world - [buy]  23:30, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per The Woman Who Sold The World. Jakew 23:41, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article has been moved to Jibrell Ali Salad and sourced. Somali articles are in general hard to source and people who are known by different names make it harder still. The man, according, to the source, was the governor of two different regions in Somalia and has created a new state in the area of Puntland/Somaliland, see Maakhir. Even if the state does not exist for long the governorship should be enough to assert notability. However, I could not find any reference in English to indicate that he was an MP of Somaliland, but this is not a hoax. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 00:40, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment From what I can tell, it's definitely not a hoax. With google, I found an opinion piece (and an expanded version) and a forum post. His notability, however, is still questionable as there are no independent sources to be found. — Travis talk  01:11, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Former governors were still former political leaders. And former political leaders ought to be inherently notable. After all, some reliable source may exist somewhere, but in Arabic, of course.--Alasdair 01:24, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I forgot to mention that the source for Jibrell Ali Salad come from the same sources as the Maakhir article. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 01:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If it is verified, then I'd argue it's inherently notable, certainly at the present time. -- Simon Cursitor 13:04, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and strive to find refrences and sources. If he holds the positions it is claimed h does there should be no question over notability.KTo288 21:44, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * comment.We're not meant to determine how notable a subject is from Google but the results is not zero, they may not meet Wikipedia's criteria for sources, but this individual does appear in forums and blogs with a Somali focus.KTo288 21:51, 23 August 2007 (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.