Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pranesh Gautam


 * 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. Consensus is clearly that per WP:BLP1E, this does not merit coverage as a biography. If people need the material to discuss the event in a separate article - or a non-biography one - they can ask at WP:REFUND Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 07:53, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Pranesh Gautam

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A PSEUDOBIOGRAPHY about a non-notable person involved in a SINGLE EVENT. The event is developing and will probably warrant an article soon but this biography is totally unwarranted and way way TOO SOON for the subject. No biographical coverage in WP:RS to write an encyclopedic biography with. Usedtobecool TALK  05:09, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions.  Usedtobecool  TALK  05:09, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Nepal-related deletion discussions.  Usedtobecool  TALK  05:09, 18 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep - he is a notable person who was involved with Mic Drop before being arrested. after his arrest he has gained much attention including from the human rights watch . In WP:TOOSOON, it says "the person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field" yes he has done that.___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk   18:00, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I am not sure how to interpret the line you quoted. So, I'll leave that judgement to more seasoned editors here. My other point still stands though, right? There is no actual RS that has covered his biography, so anything biographical has to be OR. That's why the article is a pseudobiography, it only talks about one event. Maybe, if the article were titled to reflect that, like Arrest of Pranesh Gautam or something, the GNG fulfilment of the article would still be questionable, but at least it wouldn't be misleading. Usedtobecool  TALK  20:44, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , ok lets changes the title and talk only about the arrest. ___CAPTAIN MEDUSA talk   18:02, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think the event has enough coverage to write an article with. It has still to play out and if nothing else happens of long-lasting impact, I'm worried we might look silly putting out chips in before all the cards are laid out. But, in view of the amount of notice that was taken, especially in the context of PM's visit to Europe (noted for his continuous reaffirmation of democratic values while there), I'll give a weak support to moving the event content into an event article and redirecting Pranesh Gautam and Milan Chams (which is also up for deletion) both to that article. I suggested Arrest of Pranesh Gautam off the top of my head. Probably a good idea to check how similar events are titled in wikipedia before settling into a title. However, please note that I can't withdraw this nomination because the discussion is ongoing, with participants taking both sides. Perhaps, the deleters can be convinced to let it stay as a redirect. Usedtobecool TALK  06:43, 20 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Yes, it should be deleted, or at least balanced with opinions from the other side. The article had been clearly written with the intention to defame Pranesh Gautam and is a form of personal revenge, while the young student was just released from jail on Sunday and is psychically still broken. It is easy to find on English language Nepali media that Pranesh Gautam is a comedian who had been hired by Meme Nepal Youtube Channel and after his sarcastic film review of a Kollywood (K for Kathmandu) big-budget movie by Milan Chams Bir Bikram 2 had been aired, the film producer arranged that police took him without warning and arrested him for 9 days. The move had been just one of the series of recent arbitrary arrests of journalists, artists and human rights activists in Nepal, after new free speech blocking laws had been implemented by the current government, and was widely criticized by the media and public, for example Disparaging Film Review Can Mean Jail Time in Nepal. He had been released only after thousands of people petitioned the Government for example on Change.org (Release Pranesh Gautam (Meme Nepal)) and freepraneshgautam Twitter hashtag. So I think the original entry was written by those who got him to jail, and it is one-sided. Pranesh had been also supported by some comedians outside of Nepal. He had recorded quite a few stand up comedies on Youtube, especially as a member of young Nepalese comedians of the Comedy Circle. He seems to be talented and his comedy is sophisticated, spontaneous and intelligent and has apparently thousands of fans in Nepal. Unfortunately I think that he might be too young to have a long biography for Wikipedia, but he became recently famous mainly as a symbol of the government's crackdown on free speech and misuse of police power by the rich and influential. The general view is that even if his comedy film criticism was slightly offending, it was not a strong enough reason to arrest him as if he was some murderer and put to jail without investigation or court. Currently there are numerous examples on curtailing freedom of speech and expression and press freedom in Nepal, and Pranesh's case should be viewed in this context. AriyaG (talk) 01:51, 19 June 2019 (UTC)AriyaGAriyaG (talk) 01:51, 19 June 2019 (UTC) — AriyaG (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * I am unconvinced that there exists in-depth, third party coverage of this man apart from the one event that many of the sources present revolve around. As such, I am leaning towards delete. Killiondude (talk) 03:14, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes you're right and it should be deleted as WP: BLP1E. Owlf  08:20, 19 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete : The guy is widely covered in news media cause of just an single event (Nepal police took him into custody for making reviewing video of Nepali movie Bir Bikram 2 and charge him for cyber crime) so, it directly follows WP: BLP1E.  Owlf   08:18, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BLP1E. The event itself appears to be notable and well-documented (an arrest for reviewing a movie?!?) and is probably worth discussion in an appropriate article, but not in a biography. ST47 (talk) 23:45, 24 June 2019 (UTC)


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