Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Poovathingal


 * 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   keep.  Sandstein  05:56, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Paul Poovathingal

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Reads like a vanity article. I am unable to find any independent, secondary sources that discuss this individual. VQuakr (talk) 04:35, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete- non notable should of been speedy DoDo Bird Brain (talk) 05:04, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 05:54, 1 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - Coverage exists about this singing priest in multiple reliable sources. See, , , , . -- Whpq (talk) 16:26, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

-I am the author of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jponnoly (talk • contribs) 02:20, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep-The subject of the article is a globally well-known singer and priest. The biographical article is still in the making. Whatever stated there so far is an objective representation of Fr Paul Poovathingal. The article is well supported by references cited, that includes website references.
 * Nomination withdrawn - Looking at my browser history, I misspelled the subject's name when searching for sources. I apologize for the error. Per AfD standards this should not be closed early as there is another delete !vote, but the closing admin should not consider include my nomination statement in the closure decision. VQuakr (talk) 02:31, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

I request closure of this deletion proposal, as it confuses the readers. Fr Paul Poovathingal is a pioneer and trail blazer, as a priest, a musician, music composer, classical vocalist, music researcher, educationist, pioneer of institutions dedicated to music and performing arts, a vocologist and above all a great humanist and philosopher. The world would want to know more about him. That's why I started this, in the hope that in due course, I could expand it. Whatever is written so far is supported by references and evidence. This deletion notice is a dampener. Unless you remove it, I am not going to proceed further in expanding the article. Jponnoly (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:08, 3 September 2011 (UTC).
 * Request Closure


 * Keep - The article is still being expanded. Northamerica1000 (talk) 20:08, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

(Fr) Paul Poovathingal was already referred to under 'List of Carnatic singers' and also 'List of Indian Christians' before I started this article, indicating that he was already a 'noted' personality found mention in these lists. In these two lists, his name was marked in 'red' and displayed the message 'Page does not exist' (in Wikipedia) for him. So it was necessary to create the page. The references cited in the current article (marked for deletion) clearly indicate why he is a noted personality. The article is being revised and expanded with addition of more references and facts supported by evidence. Does anyone still feel that this should be deleted? Will the earlier objectors revise their 'delete' vote? (The nominator has already withdrawn his 'delete' vote. ````    11:41, 7 September 2011 (UTC)  Jponnoly (talk) 11:43, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Notability
 * Comment - Because anybody can edit Wikipedia, the existence of anybody on any list article(s) is not evidence of notability. What is needed is independent coverage in reliable sources which you have added to the article.  Thanks, and good work! -- Whpq (talk) 13:24, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
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