Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karpaga


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The result was   keep. ff m  15:03, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Karpaga

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The subject of the article is supposed to be "the first transgender ever in India to perform a leading role in a mainstream movie", however the movie has not been filmed, the director is not found in IMDB, nor is the actress. The article fails WP:ONEEVENT and WP:N. The two sources given do not have "significant coverage", but barely a paragraph each about the "actress". SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 21:24, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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 * Keep per sourcing I added to the artcle. Notability for this person is available. Article needs expansion and improvement, not deletion.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 02:28, 26 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep: Agree with Michael Schmidt. Apparently, the person seems to have become notable and popular in that part of the world even before the movie has been released.  Docku: “what up?”  02:43, 26 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment: Just a note that none of those sources have "significant coverage" about the person in question. There are no more than five or six sentences about Karpaga in each one, often repeating.  Most of those sources are about the movie.  If no sources can be found that are about the person, I recommend this page be move to Paal and be re-focused to be about the movie. -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 02:59, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Response: It must be noted that transgenderism has for the most part been unaccepted in India, , , and is only now "coming out of the closet" , , , so in-depth interviews may be slow in coming. No doubt as filming of Paal begins there will be more and greater focus on and interviews of Karpaga and fellow Indian transsexual celebrities.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 06:52, 27 September 2008 (UTC)


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