Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maktoob Media


 * 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. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 15:51, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Maktoob Media

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Maktoob Media

News service that does not satisfy corporate notability or general notability as written, and has conflict of interest reporting. This page was created in article space, then moved to draft space by User:Celestina007, then moved back into article space without discussion by the sleeper account, who is probably Aslah Kayyalakkath, a founder of Maktoob. The use of draft space is optional, but compliance with conflict of interest policy is not optional.

The article has been reference-bombed, but an analysis of the sources shows that many of them are passing mentions, or are references to the re-reporting of their reporting (which means that they are a news service, but isn't independent secondary coverage), or otherwise not evidence of notability.

Reference 15, reporting an award to a Maktoob journalist for an article on caste issues in Kerala, is the only reference that may be evidence of notability. The subject, Maktoob Media, probably is a notable news service. The article was improperly moved into article space by a connected contributor, and should be moved back to draft space for review by neutral editors. Moving the article back to draft space a second time unilaterally would be move-warring, so requesting AFD either to delete, or to draftify and to protect with extended-confirmed protection so that a neutral editor can work on it. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:56, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of News media-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:56, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:56, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kerala-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:56, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete — As stated by this media organization fails to meet WP:NORG as they do not possess in-depth significant coverage in reliable sources independent of them. Celestina007 (talk) 23:45, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Mostly useless sources. Oaktree b (talk) 00:23, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. No substantial RS here. Deathlibrarian (talk) 02:11, 19 December 2021 (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.