Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malik Siraj Akbar


 * 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 no consensus. As is there is not enough support for the GNG based keep but the delete argument is too perfunctory to justify deletion. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:12, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Malik Siraj Akbar

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Much of the coverage is affiliated with him. Fails WP:NJOURNALIST standards. Störm  (talk)  16:40, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep, his reporting on Pakistan and the fact that he was granted political asylum are enough to make him notable. ZarosFlok (talk) 18:19, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:32, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 18:32, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete, largely non-notable, his work isn't covered or mentioned by other credible sources. Hundreds of thousands of people are granted political asylum. JesseRafe (talk) 19:29, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete I second comments made by JesseRafe. Delete this likely autobio which is too promotional and contains OR. most of the sources are not reliable and independent of the subject. --Saqib (talk) 07:14, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep He has a large online footprint as a journalist, see for example books and news refs. More coverage can be found in, , , .  Mar4d  ( talk ) 13:20, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   20:42, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable person. Fails GNG. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 01:59, 19 November 2017 (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.