Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malaka Dewapriya (3rd nomination)


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The result was   keep. If Wikipedia was paper, the ink on the previous nomination would still be wet. Let's at least wait a few months before the next nomination (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:42, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Malaka Dewapriya
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Submitting and losing at open short film festivals isn't really notable; having looked at the earlier nomination, I don't see how this survived.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Malaka_Dewapriya_(2nd_nomination)

Yes, the Sri Lankan paper did cover this. They'd also cover the winner of a local art show or anything of that sort that has local interest but that fails to provide any notability.

The worst part of this article is the overt self-promotion and hunger for fame when there isn't any. User:HumanFrailty 23:06, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete User:HumanFrailty 23:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep. This was nominated only a week after the previous AfD closed as a keep. Consensus can change, but not that quickly. Even without the previous AfD notability is pretty obvious. The Sunday Times is a national newspaper in a country with a population of over 20 million, so it can't be dismissed as only covering items of local interest. Along with the other sources in the article it demonstrates that the subject clearly passes the notability guidelines. Any issues with the article content can be fixed by editing. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:51, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy Keep - If the nominator did not feel that the previous AFD was closed properly, then WP:DRV is the venue for contesting it. I see no new information in the nomination that would warrant a return trip to AFD only one week after the previous had been closed. -- Whpq (talk) 13:47, 25 February 2009 (UTC)


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