Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kajal Ahmad


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The result was keep. The Bushranger One ping only 06:55, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Kajal Ahmad

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This is a vanity articl of a non-notable writer. Does not meet GNG. Hassan Rebell (talk) 20:15, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment part of a mass deletion of Kurdish bio articles now underway by this WP:SPA editor. Who, having joined the project yesterday, is now bringing up articles for Kurdish writers and artists en masse. There's no evidence that this article, created by back in 2006 is "a vanity articl" (sic). Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:38, 13 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment . The issue is of course is that a single "WP:SPA" editor has mass-spammed wikipedia with a walled garden of non notable articles. So far all who voted have agreed that the articles are not notable, but some have suggested that I should have bundled all the articles together into one nomination. I have given a mild warning to Shawn for his disregard of civility and good faith. I have joined earlier as IP and my previous account had an username clash, and editing at ADF is not possible with IP. --Hassan Rebell (talk) 20:56, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * I certainly don't agree "that the articles are not notable." Some are, some aren't. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:03, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Her work was reviewed in the UK literary publication/website Sphinx. There's a page on her in the US Kurdish website Kurdish Aspect. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:11, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Kurdish aspects is a website without any editorial oversight. Sphinx is not an academic publication, the website or web-magazine is run by Happen Stance. The poems by Kajal were not reviewed there (they do review some of the poems in their publication, see here or here (rating at bottom).
 * This person falls into the WP:AUTHOR policy. The person does not meet points 1), 2), or 3). This leaves 4), but I don't think that a short mention on the Sphinx web-mag without even a proper "Sphinx rating" is "significant critical attention". --Hassan Rebell (talk) 21:36, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:11, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete for now at best as my searches found nothing to suggest better sourcing. SwisterTwister   talk  06:05, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Note: Nom has been indeffed per WP:NOTHERE. —Мандичка YO 😜 22:45, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — UY Scuti Talk  18:21, 20 December 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep She is notable within the Kurdish community itself which has been shown by the sources in the article.John Pack Lambert (talk) 08:06, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 01:06, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep: This article from the Poetry Society of America provides in-depth coverage of four of her poems as well as incorporating biographical information into the analysis, and indicates that she was editor-in-chief of Kurdistany Nwe, an Iraqi daily, for over a decade, as well as having worked as a TV host for Kurdsat (examples of which are on Youtube). ku:Kejal Ehmed links some additional references. She's mentioned (and pictured) in this Radikal story. Another mention is http://www.fairobserver.com/region/middle_east_north_africa/kurdistan-where-poets-are-more-than-poets-10687/ here]. She's also in this Zaman story. The implication of this is that she's significant among Iraqi poets, and there are almost certainly not only Kurdish but Arabic sources, possibly offline.


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