Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karunakara Guru (2nd nomination)


 * 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. – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 19:56, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Karunakara Guru
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Non-notable cult leader. Only one secondary source. Previously deleted in an AfD for same reasons. Protect against re-creation. Neon Merlin  18:41, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff {{{sup|  Calvin}}Hobbes 18:48, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions.  -- - SpacemanSpiff {{{sup|  Calvin}}Hobbes 18:48, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete and protect per nom. a little   insignificant  20:50, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Santhigiri is a related article also being considered for deletion, I suggest it be deleted and protected as well. a little   insignificant  20:53, 13 July 2009 (UTC)


 * strong keep - Article needs sourced and trimmed, but that alone is not a reason for deletion. Although Google archive for The Hindu only go back to about 2001 there are still plenty of stories about him (he died in 1999, and continues to receive news coverage to this day, which says a lot.)  A quick search reveals that the subject easily passes the GNG and indeed was likely a pretty important figure in India.  Some (but not nearly all) available sources: The Hindu talks about his influence Gov't of India names research center after him The Hindu calls him "one of the remarkable personalities of the 20th century" Express Buzz covers politician referencing his teachings in 2009 and so on... Also is covered in Concise Encyclopaedia Of India (not freely available online). --ThaddeusB (talk) 04:15, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * P.S. protecting over 1 recreation 3.5 years after a previous AfD would be quite excessive even in the least notable case. --ThaddeusB (talk) 05:14, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep What Thaddeus found is enough to justify a keep. I encourage him to edit the article the way it needs to be done. DGG (talk) 04:19, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Very notable religious leader. Plenty of sources exist. I think the nominator has not done WP:BEFORE. Salih  ( talk ) 04:25, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep I've just been editing Santhigiri and have stumbled across enough sources for Karunakara Guru to show notability for both, and an obvious hat tip to ThaddeusB too. No doubt both pages need a lot of work, but that isn't a reason to delete, especially in obvious cases like these. - SpacemanSpiff Calvin&#8225;Hobbes 05:57, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep as per ThaddeusB. Edward321 (talk) 00:48, 15 July 2009 (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.