Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nikapotha Chandrajothi Anunayaka Thero


 * 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 draftify to Draft:Nikapotha Chandrajothi Anunayaka Thero. The primary author, DIMI GUNASEKARA, is encouraged to use the articles for creation process to allow other experienced editors to review the article when it is brought up to a more encyclopedic standard, and to consider reaching out to editors from WikiProject Sri Lanka or WikiProject Buddhism for help developing the article. —&#8239; The Earwig (talk) 23:09, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Nikapotha Chandrajothi Anunayaka Thero

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BLP of an apparently senior figure in Sri Lankan Buddhism. The article consists mostly of a great many transliterated Sri Lankan terms, making it very hard for the general reader to know what his role is, what authority he holds, or much else about him. The sources seem to be mostly closely affiliated with organisations he runs or works for. Notability is therefore not established. Mccapra (talk) 07:59, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Buddhism-related deletion discussions. Mccapra (talk) 07:59, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Mccapra (talk) 07:59, 7 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep: He is the second highest Buddhist monk in a Buddhist nation, Sri Lanka. The President, Prime Minister and the cabinet are all Buddhists. Recently the UNHCR criticised them for cremations of Muslims in the disposal of bodies from the Covid-19 pandemic. He is Head of the Police Chaplains and advisor to the Education Department on transmission of Buddhist values to schoolchildren. Oh, User:Mccapra, may you know the Shunyata for putting this up for deletion. Infobox should not have sinhala text; this is badhaka, a mortal sin. --Whiteguru (talk) 10:31, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
 * ok the first three sentences in your comment have no bearing on whether or not this person is notable. However knowing that “he is Head of the Police Chaplains and advisor to the Education Department on transmission of Buddhist values to schoolchildren” is useful and I could not have figured that out from the impenetrable text of the article. Can you point to multiple reliable independent sources that would demonstrate that this article should be kept?

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 08:53, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi all of you, I would first like to thank all of you for criticising and commenting on my very first article.Being a buddhist I find that there is lack of info on the subject and wanted to expand it. I will edit and make the article more understandable to English speaking personnel. Please kindly excuse my mistakes and let me know of any changes I need to do.I m new to wikipedia and am working hard to understand how things work,thank you for your efforts in advance and we ll work together in trying to fix this article..

DIMI GUNASEKARA (talk) 01:26, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * hi if you still want to work on the article I suggest it should be Draftified to allow you the necessary time. Mccapra (talk) 05:38, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 18:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment I concur with that the article be moved to a draft and that  then contact some of the active Sri lankan editors to assist in bringing this article to encyclopedic standards. At the moment it appears to be more of a WP:RESUME than a Wikipedia article. Dan arndt (talk) 01:25, 25 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment Support draftify. Spudlace (talk) 03:35, 27 February 2021 (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.