Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mohammed Bello Abubakar


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The result was   keep.  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 04:21, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Mohammed Bello Abubakar

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falls foul of WP:BLP1E. Ironholds (talk) 13:18, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. If he had 86 wives and 170 children, you could perhaps say he was notable for 256 events ;-) -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 13:50, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nigeria-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:46, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:46, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Never mind most wives in Nigeria. He also has most marriages, divorces, and children. Probably the most hassled and hen-pecked octogenarian on the planet too and he is still alive! There's a few world records there that nobody has even thought up yet.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 17:31, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay. Can you provide any evidence that this isn't notability surrounding a single event, or is this a non-policy-based comment? Ironholds (talk) 17:36, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I think that he's already done that. Whatever he has done he has done it serially. It was an accumulation of multiple events leading up to being discovered by the media.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 19:23, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Irrelevant; "The significance of an event or individual is indicated by how persistent the coverage is in reliable sources". Can you show persistent coverage, or just coverage relating to the discovery-and-trial? Ironholds (talk) 19:28, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * No challenge at all. There are endless persistant references. The media wouldn't let a man with 86 wives and 170 children go. They'll be milking this story for decades.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 19:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * "the media wouldn't...they'll be" mind providing evidence? Without it, and with the attached hyperbole, it looks like you're simply assuming this is the case. Ironholds (talk) 20:25, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment Why not take a look at the references I've added including one from the Christian Science Monitor. You'll discover that this gentleman is known by more than one name and there are even more articles listed under that name.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 00:53, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * All of the sources currently in the article cover the same story from 2008 - where's the "milking the story for decades" that you claimed? -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 01:03, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * My dear Zebedee, you aren't trying hard enough. All you have to do is search on Google for "the man with 86 wives".  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 01:41, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I can't see any news or other reliable coverage dating from any more recently than the 2008 news story. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:31, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Try this one for size: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/man-with-86-wives-alleges-disenfranchisement/85889/ . Does it fit?  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 01:43, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry for delay in replying - yep, that looks good, thanks. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:49, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:40, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E, and in answer to the the above point, WP:RANK or WP:TALENT :o) --ThePaintedOne (talk) 18:01, 9 February 2011 (UTC) Not sure wh
 * Hehe - but you must admit he was good at it! -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 18:04, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment You really don't know the media very well if you think that "a man with 86 wives" will be able to do anything significant without it being reported. Even the day he dies will be reported as "the man with 86 wives died ...". Then a few years later one of his grandchildren will become famous for something then "grandson of "the man with 86 wives" ...". He'll be mentioned in dinner conversations for decades.  Nipson anomhmata   (Talk) 01:55, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep Has appeared on the BBC many times. Has television interviews... Genjix (talk) 15:27, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. The link provided above by Nipsonanomhmata shows recent coverage in addition to the original story. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:52, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Per Boring - Ret.Prof (talk) 03:45, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
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