Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mahmoud Abdel Moghny


 * 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. There is consensus that there are not sufficient sources in English and that there are likely sufficient sources in Arabic. But because nobody in this discussion reads that language, we only have guesses based on search results and machine translations. That's not sufficient to support a WP:BLP article in terms of required verifiability. The article may be restored if an editor who reads Arabic can identify specific reliable sources covering this actor in depth.  Sandstein  06:44, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

Mahmoud Abdel Moghny

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I'd like to see where the sourcable "recognition" because my searches found nothing with this being the best results. At best, there's no independent notability and there's not much at his IMDb. SwisterTwister  talk  — Preceding undated comment added 23:25, 8 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·E·C) 01:25, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Egypt-related deletion discussions. &mdash;&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·E·C) 01:25, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — ☮ JAaron95  Talk  12:46, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete The sole cited source is user-generated IMDB. Searches of the various Google types, JSTOR, and HighBeam failed to locate any non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources. The closest thing to a review of the subject's work are two sentences in Daily News Egypt: "There isn't much to say about the acting either. All performances can be summed up as follows: Abdel Moghny screaming his heart out in every feasible occasion ..."


 * He has a role (not necessarily a significant one) in one notable film, El Gezeira. I don't see evidence of multiple significant roles in notable films, at least not yet. Does not meet WP:BASIC or WP:NACTOR. Worldbruce (talk) 02:46, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:07, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - You need to search for his name in Arabic. 1,800+ results in Google News alone (all seem to about him, not someone with the same name).   Also his Arabic language article has been around since 2007.  —Мандичка YO 😜 09:43, 22 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete: but would point out that IMDb is not really user-generated except in terms of personal info added which nowadays is more strictly monitored. As far as credits, episodes, appearances, it is a reliable source and this fellow is simply insufficiently notable. Quis separabit?  02:15, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete for IMDb as a source, see WP:ELPEREN, no assertion of notability in the article, uses a WP:PROMOtional tone, websearches turn up youtube videos, if there WP:MUSTBESOURCES, please show them. Kraxler (talk) 15:02, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep: I think people should pay attention to Wikimandia's recommendation and give a Google News search in Arabic some consideration rather than dismissing subject based on IMDb and the lack of English language sources. I'm yet another editor who does not speak Arabic, and I do not feel comfortable editing the article based on Google Translations. But with 1000+ Google News hits there ought to be plenty to establish notability way beyond WP:BASIC. -- Sam Sailor Talk! 21:13, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Exactly . Per WP:BEFORE, if the subject of the article is likely to have more sources in a non-Latin alphabet, you need to at least attempt to search for the subject in that alphabet. Not everybody can do that, no problem: Policy also states that if you don't have a comfortable working knowledge needed to identify sources, you can feel free not to take part in the AfD. —Мандичка YO 😜 21:21, 29 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - The actor's 'soap opera' work is notable enough to be covered here ( Also, I find his blue steel male-model-ish stare to be kind of funny in that image ), and I can see coverage in other sources such as here, where it looks like he faced a scare due to plane troubles taking place while filming (I think, might be misreading the translation). He seems to be notable in my view. CoffeeWithMarkets (talk) 02:28, 30 August 2015 (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.