Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Periya Nambi


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The result was delete. Consensus is that sourcing isn't sufficient to show notability. If at a later point in time sources do become available, the article can be created and evaluated in draft space. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  04:48, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Periya Nambi

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Very poor referencing even if the article was not subject to BLP. Could also be a test edit but I'll be lenient here. &#60;&#60;&#60; SOME GADGET GEEK &#62;&#62;&#62; (talk) 16:48, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as I've actually had this watchlisted because I planned to nominate, nothing at all for better context, notability or improvements. SwisterTwister   talk  16:51, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
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 * Delete, non notable, appears to be translated from some site, nothing noteworthy here. - SanAnMan (talk) 18:23, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete, hard to even determine in what context the individual would be notable in - the only references are personal blogs. Dan arndt (talk) 00:22, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
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 * Don't Delete I am revising this article because this person is important to Sri Vaishnavam. Miffedmess (talk) 20:06, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep Google books and scholar return many results for "Periya Nambi" or "Perianambi" and even more for "Mahapurna". So far the best source I have found is a book called The Complete Works of Swami Ramakrishnananda, Volume 2 which in section 2 "Life of Sri Ramanuja" has many mentions of "Mahapurna". These are sources in English. Yet my understanding is, the best sources on the topic would not be in English. Anyway, for a person who died roughly 1,000 years ago, I find this rather impressive. Clearly notable. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 20:49, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment: That book is published by lulu.com, a known WP:SPS and non-WP:RS. See admin note here. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 20:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Can you clarify this please? I would assume this is neither the only, neither the first edition of Swami Ramakrishnananda's Life of Sri Ramanuja, a book which I imagine is in the public domain. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 09:01, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * @Biwom: Please check your assumption. I read a few pages of the lulu.com version yesterday. It read like some hagiography (a genre of mostly fiction, some facts found in Indian and non-Indian religions, often written decades or hundreds of years after the scholar's death, where we find allegations such as babies being born out of the palm of a woman post immaculate conception and sun rising in the west or north on the birthday, because it was a special day. etc). I agree with admin @Utcursch; we should keep away from lulu.com and other WP:SPS in wikipedia. The burden of WP:RS is on the person who wishes to add content. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:06, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have checked my assumptions and found them to be correct... Nevertheless, I agree 100% with you that this book is, quite literally, a hagiography. Thanks and regards, Biwom (talk) 19:59, 22 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment: Very little is known about Peri Nambi, also known as Mahapurna, except for inconsistent mentions of his name in a few hagiography of Sri Vaishnavism. He does not meet WP:Notability, and is at best just shy of being a borderline case. Per WP:NOTDIRECTORY, and particularly, the wiki guideline, "Genealogical entries. (...) Less well known people may be mentioned within other articles", I lean towards delete vote. FWIW, I have already mentioned Mahapurna in the Ramanuja article, quite a while ago. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 20:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
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