Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mate Mahadevi (2nd nomination)


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The result was   keep. Article now sourced. Anybody is free to revert this close if they think my comment makes me "involved". (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:46, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Mate Mahadevi
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Not notable bio. Not passing the gen notability guidelines. Wikid as&#169; 21:08, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - she seems to be eminent in her field (see last afd) and thus passes wp:bio. --Claritas § 21:50, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
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 * Keep Some excellent academic sources show that she meets WP:GNG.
 * "Mate Mahadevi (“The Great Mother Goddess”) (1946) is a prominent example. She is perhaps the first woman in history who has ascended [in 1980] the pontifical seat of Jagadguru (world teacher’ ...) so far reserved for men....” (Mitter, 1991: 111-113)" from Research Journal of South Asian Studies.
 * "Mate Mahadevi, the first female jagadguru" from The Yogi and the Mystic by scholar Karel Werner.
 * The source in the article says that "...Mate Mahadevi has also proved to be a scholar and an institutional leader...", "Mystic, writer, scholar, institutional leader and reformer.." Arvind Sharma, Katherine K. Young (1998) Feminism and World Religions, State University of New York Press. First Light (talk) 02:57, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * There's more, but clearly she is notable for some significant 'firsts' and for being just plain notable. First Light (talk) 02:57, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep Good sources for notability (and kept unanimously --except for the nom -- in the prev. AfD in 2008.)    DGG ( talk ) 03:52, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. I was about to close this "keep" as that is the consensus. However, this BLP is poorly referenced but appears to be sourcable. Recommend incubation until sourced. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:18, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment It's now fully referenced, with excellent academic and notable sources. I also removed any unsourced material and added a stub tag. Looks like "keep". First Light (talk) 01:07, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
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