Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mathew Kuruvilla


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 21:14, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Mathew Kuruvilla

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I can see no evidence of notability here. The refs tell us that he exists and he is a pastor. Where is the notability suposed to lie? Fails WP:GNG  Velella  Velella Talk 06:18, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 06:44, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 06:44, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 06:44, 15 February 2018 (UTC)

Sir, his church in Kottayam alone has 25,000 members, and the ministry has 40,000 members across India and they do have branches around the world. In terms of attendance the church would be in the top 10 in the whole of India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kuttapanthangapam (talk • contribs) 07:10, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Still fails Wikipedia's definition of notability. Of the reliable sources, just a passing mention in The Telegraph while no content from The Hindu has been mentioned in the article (due to the negative coverage I presume). MT TrainDiscuss 08:32, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Actually The Hindu mentions a completely different person, making the source totally irrelevant. MT TrainDiscuss 09:42, 15 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. MT TrainDiscuss 08:32, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Cannot quickly find notable articles. SportingFlyer (talk) 00:47, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Have added a couple more references. In India unlike USA,Christianity is a minority religion and is often persecuted by the authorities, especially new generation Pentecostal churches are persecuted on false account of conversions and amassing wealth. The cases files against him, all were proved false in court. —Preceding undated comment added 05:04, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * You have still not addressed as to what Abraham Kuruvilla, the person mentioned in The Hindu, has to do with the subject in this article. Meanwhile, Outlook and Telegraph India, the only other RS among the sources, have only passing mentions about him. MT TrainDiscuss 14:57, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Sir, that was a clerical error on part of the Hindu group, but it refers to Pastor Mathew. Kuttapanthangapam 9:57, 20 February 2018 (IST)

Added another reference. Kuttapanthangapam 11:56, 24 February 2018 (IST)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: needs further discussion

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  DGG ( talk ) 06:39, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete None of the sources show notability as per WP:ANYBIO and the only WP:RS are for a criminal activity, but any absennse of further coverage shows this to be WP:BLP1E and also does not pass notability as a criminal as defined in WP:PERPETRATOR. --  Hagennos Talk 14:25, 27 February 2018 (UTC)


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