Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pasindu Kumara


 * 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 delete CSD G11, unambiguous advertising or promotion.  Catfish  Jim  and the soapdish  12:49, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Pasindu Kumara

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PROMO. Gsearch goes straight to social media sites. "Well-known" without any media coverage. Flowery text as well. Oaktree b (talk) 15:59, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Businesspeople and Sri Lanka.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 16:15, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * After some research, i found this person made huge amount of contributions for Sinhala language and helped many Sri Lankan people to read with native language. Wikipedia is nothing without users or articles and i think this article should not be deleted. 112.134.166.186 (talk) 16:10, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Please give sources to prove that. I can't speak the language and can't find any in my native language either. Oaktree b (talk) 21:19, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete Could not find any reliable sources for searches "Pasindu Kavinda" or "Pasindu Kumara." This has been WP:Speedyed previously under the name Pasindu Kavinda Kumara. Delete and salt both names, please. Chanaka L ( talk ) 03:44, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Comment In page 17, there is a full page article about him https://web.archive.org/web/20140626154400/http://lakbima.lk/oldpapers/ngenaration/2014.06.09.pdf, If newspapers are not reliable sources, can someone advise me what are the reliable sources wikipedia uses? — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 07:15, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete, fails WP:ANYBIO. There are no reliable English or Sinhalese secondary sources to confirm notability. It is likely that there is a WP:COI and/or WP:SELFPROMOTION. I would also question whether U:112.134.166.186 is in fact a sock puppet of the articles creator, User:පසිඳු කාවින්ද (which literally translated means "Who is Pasindu?"). Dan arndt (talk) 04:35, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep Why this person needs promo here when there is plently of articles in newspapers? In page 17, there is a full page article about him https://web.archive.org/web/20140626154400/http://lakbima.lk/oldpapers/ngenaration/2014.06.09.pdf, If newspapers are not reliable sources, can someone advise me what are the reliable sources wikipedia uses? There is a full page article about him in local newspapper Lakbima > https://web.archive.org/web/20140626154400/http://lakbima.lk/oldpapers/ngenaration/2014.06.09.pdf See page 17. Those who can't speak Sinhala language, please use google translate to convert Sinhala text to English. Back in 2014, there was multiple radio stations referred this person's name. For example [[File:Facebook_Sinhala.ogg]] Lakhanda radio was one of the radio stations in Sri Lanka mentioned his name for the effort to make Sinhala available to milions of Sri Lankan People. පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 07:13, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Question: Media coverage should be google or other search engines only? Local media and newspapers not counted?
 * Why this person needs promo here when there is plently of articles in newspapers and radios? In page 17, there is a full page article about him https://web.archive.org/web/20140626154400/http://lakbima.lk/oldpapers/ngenaration/2014.06.09.pdf, If newspapers are not reliable sources, can someone advise me what are the reliable sources wikipedia uses?
 * Question for All English users asking to delete this article: If articles or media coverage not in English, articles should be deleted? If Yes, then how other millions of articles which are not in english not deleted yet?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 07:13, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Dude, I speak Sinhala. I could not find any worthwhile sources about you. See for yourself.


 * පසිඳු කාවින්ද:
 * පසිඳු කුමාර:


 * Radio or print interviews do not testify for notability, I am afraid. Chanaka L ( talk ) 07:49, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * So you are saying notability is only exist in search engines and above sources right? If Radio and Newsapappers exluded, please go ahead and delete the article because i think your only goal is to delete the article :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 08:12, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Comment the issue is whether the article satisifies the requirements of WP:ANYBIO. Essentially it needs to demonstrate that there is significant coverage about the individual in multiple independent secondary sources. Radio or print interviews are considered primary sources and are not independent or reliable. A number of editors have conducted searches in both English and Sinhalese and can't find anything to verify your claims. Dan arndt (talk) 08:17, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete and Salt Pasindu Kumara and Pasindu Kavinda Kumara. Clear failure to satisfy WP:ANYBIO. No WP:RS demonstrating any notability and it is simply a translator doing their job. Previous deletion and recreation by a user whose name suggests an undisclosed COI is reason enough to salt the pages. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:33, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding to my comment: the page creator's talk page has a comment by himself, referring to himself as Pasindu Kavinda. This definitely looks like an undisclosed COI. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:54, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Simply a translator doing their job? may be for You. This person have contributed more than 50,000 translations for free to make Sinhala available for Facebook according to meida. Just doing their job right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 09:08, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, translating is what translators do. Not sure what the issue is, we need reliable, extensive discussions about the subject in non-related media. Oaktree b (talk) 11:52, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Can you do me a favour? Just search Pasindu Kavinda in Facebook search and tell me how many results have you found, please. Is it 50 or 100 may be more? — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 09:01, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Found another newspaper mention: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10204416742441330&set=a.1778605147619 — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 08:40, 17 March 2023 (UTC)




 * I am wikipedia user since 2007 and i saw there were good admins by that time, let's see how admins react to this discussion not based on their personal feelings like people here desperatly want to delete every article, but like a true wikipedia user :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs)


 * Speedy delete and Salt: It seems this qualifies as unambiguous promotion and G11 material. The only editor who has made any substantive edits to the article is clearly the subject of the article, as evidenced by the private message shared, and there appear no reliable sources supporting notability, as stated by others in this discussion. Jguglielmin (talk) 09:32, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Even the user from Sri Lanka here User:Chanakal wants to delete the article badly it seems no support for Sri Lankan people here, please go ahead and delete it i have no regread :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by පසිඳු කාවින්ද (talk • contribs) 09:42, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete promotion and G11 material, No SIGCOV addressing the subject directly and indepth from Ind RS. BLPs need clear and reliable sourcing for content and notability.  // Timothy :: talk  10:19, 17 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep Based on the given references, i have found the person named Pasindu was featured in Sri Lankan mutiple news sources for the project Facebook Sinhala. Also there were mutiple radio and television programs back in 2014 refered to his work. It seems https://web.archive.org/web/20140626154400/http://lakbima.lk/oldpapers/ngenaration/2014.06.09.pdf was valid newspaper article and radio conversation also clearly mention his name in Sinhala. Proudsrilankan (talk) 10:28, 17 March 2023 (UTC) — Proudsrilankan (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


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