Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Moulvi Abdul Ali


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The result was delete. Stifle (talk) 11:26, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Moulvi Abdul Ali

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Trivial namedrops in half-a-dozen sources cannot lead to the passage of GNG. If he was the founder of DCS, he might have claimed notability; sadly, he was among the first students. TrangaBellam (talk) 12:46, 18 April 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  13:25, 25 April 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 22:33, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Bangladesh and India. TrangaBellam (talk) 12:46, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Relisting comment: We need more participation with policy-based opinions Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Less Unless (talk) 15:21, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep, Notable Jamindar. Prodipto Deloar (Talk • Contribute) 08:44, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Explanations are needed - this is not a ballot poll. TrangaBellam (talk) 09:22, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. –LaundryPizza03 ( d  c̄ ) 13:03, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete TrangaBellam says the sources contain "trivial namedrops". Newsline BD, the Daily Purbodesh, and Banglapedia all contain mere passing mentions. (Moreover, Newsline BD does not have a reputation for accuracy and fact-checking, and the Daily Purbodesh fails verification for the statement where it is cited.) The remaining two sources are offline and thinly held. I have been unable to examine them, but judging from the fact that only one page of each is cited, and only five sentences and one sentence are traced to them respectively, they do not seem to contain significant coverage. My own searches found brief mentions in Syed Muhammed Taifoor's 1952 Glimpses of Old Dhaka, and a brief footnote in Hassan's 2008 Commercial History of Dhaka. In the absence of significant coverage, should not be the topic of a stand alone article. No obvious redirect target, but if the market is notable, an article could be written about it, and Ali could be mentioned there. --Worldbruce (talk) 02:06, 17 May 2022 (UTC)


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