Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khuram Dhanani


 * 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 delete. Sarahj2107 (talk) 14:15, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Khuram Dhanani

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I prodded this article in Oct. 2015, but it's creator (a true WP:SPA) added some additional sources afterwards. Looking more closely at those sources, I still have some concerns that this is a misuse of Wikipedia for promotion, and that this person is not notable.


 * The Forbes piece is lengthy, but it's an interview conducted by a "contributor", which should not be confused with their journalism. Interviews are poor for establishing notability, since they are not fully independent of the subject. The author's bio there says that in addition to being a freelance journalist, he also runs a "boutique PR Company", which is okay, but not a great sign. Forbes hosts a lot of blog content with only limited editorial oversight, much like Huffington Post's "The Blog".
 * There was also a Huffington Post link in the EL section: "The Millionaire E-commerce Titan Making Big Deals: Khuram Dhanani". The link is now dead, and the title is... odd, which suggests this was another blog post. It looks like all of the author's posts there have been deleted but he appears to be a nootropic pill and powder seller, not a journalist or recognized expert.
 * The Inc. article is an editorial column by a PR person, not a journalist or academic. It does contain some limited details about Dhanani, but most of it just repeats Dhanani's generic business advice without any additional commentary.
 * The Tech Cocktail article is even more generic and light on substance, and the reliability of that source is debatable.
 * The C4commerce.com link is dead, but unless the domain got repurposed recently, that isn't an outlet for reliable sources.
 * This interview is from Bosmol Social Media, which just looks like some guy's blog to me.
 * This source is just a site where Dhanani posted in the comment section! This suggests bombardment.
 * This is an article written by Dhanani which doesn't establish notability, and the site isn't reliable anyway.

I looked for additional sources, but found nothing of note beyond self promotion. Grayfell (talk) 22:27, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:37, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 22:37, 21 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is apparent that the sources are just the result of aggressive PR. Xxanthippe (talk) 23:54, 21 June 2016 (UTC).
 * Delete non-notable businessperson.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:33, 22 June 2016 (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.