Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khalil Rahman


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) – Davey 2010 Talk 03:02, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Khalil Rahman

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Lack of notability and does not meet the requirement Ibrahim Husain Meraj (talk) 17:49, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete - I have found this from The Daily Star, but little more coverage than that. Doesn't seem to pass the general notability guideline or the guideline for biographies either. --ceradon ( talk  •  contribs ) 20:05, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - A re-review after expanding my search beyond Western sources reveals what other commenters have found: Rahman is notable as a result of coverage from reliable Bangladeshi sources. --ceradon ( talk  •  contribs ) 03:24, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep. The subject is notable enough. Khalil Rahman is one of the most popular political cartoonist in Bangladesh. The references from the leading print and online newspapers in the country which are independent and reliable prove its notability per WP:GNG. -- User:Jonopod (talk) 20 : 01, 4 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - The references are from reliable sources indicate notability. Media is competitive in Bangladesh. As he is a cartoonist for a newspaper and he appears as a popular cartoonist in Bangladesh, some newspapers consider him as a competitor with their cartoonists. That's why he is never given coverage in all the newspapers as well. So less media coverage in a newspaper that does not prove him less notable. The references are from many other big media prove notability of this article. &mdash;  Masum Ibn Musa  Conversation 17:04, 4 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - it seems clear that the subject is notable from the many Bengali RS with substantial coverage already in the article (use Google or Bing translate to confirm, if necessary). That English-language coverage is hard to find (as implied by Ceradon's !vote) is hardly surprising given the subject is from a non-English speaking country, and is certainly not relevant - coverage in any language is equally acceptable.  Ping  who accepted this at AfC for input. --ThaddeusB (talk) 17:06, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment This article was deleted in native bengali wikipedia due to WP:GNG. Ibrahim Husain Meraj (talk) 09:31, 6 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - Why is it not notable when he has been given significant coverage in the most popular online and print newspapers in Bangladesh? Provided references from reliable sources make it clear that it is undoubtedly notable per WP:GNG. One has voted for deletion the article for less coverage in a newspaper. It is very logical that he is a cartoonist for a particular newspaper, so other newspapers may consider him as a competitor and this is why he may not get good coverage in all the newspapers. So only an article from a newspaper can not be proper evidence to estublish the subject is not notable. Natunpata (talk) 21:00, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment, the opinion is biased due to user's talk page content and user's 8 contributions which all are related to the subject of the debate. Ibrahim Husain Meraj (talk)
 * Comment, I work for the Natunpata, a monthly children magazine and Khalil Rahman is it's editor. I am a fan of his cartoons. So I know about him very well. As I know him personally I don't know whether I can provide information about him. But it is clear that Ibrahim Husain Meraj is trying to delete this article from Wikipedia envyingly. Natunpata (talk) 09:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Passes WP:GNG and the subject one of the leading cartoonists in Bangladesh.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 07:40, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment, The subject of the article is not a leading cartoonists in Bangladesh, due to his profession, his cartoon is published in the newspapers. Only few interviews are found in google in both Bengali and English. Also this article was deleted in native bengali wikipedia due to WP:GNG. Ibrahim Husain Meraj (talk) 09:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep- several non-English sources available passing BIO/GNG. English Wikipedia policies are not the same as bnwiki policies. --L235 (t / c / ping in reply ) 14:29, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
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