Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Qais Al-Khonji


 * 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. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:55, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Qais Al-Khonji

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Non-notable COI bio. Well written, but the few "reliable sources" are about his industry, not him, a common but not so clever way to pad an article. Good grammar doesn't make someone pass GNG. Dennis Brown - 2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 11:56, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 14:31, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per WP:BASIC and WP:ANYBIO. Logical Cowboy (talk) 21:34, 17 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - As the person who wrote this article, I am voting to keep it. Although I respect the rules of Wikipedia and the deletion discussion process, my opinion is contrary to those who want it deleted. I do have a slight conflict of interest as I personally met the man. Not sure if this is a true conflict or not as I do not associate with him and only met him once.


 * First, I added an additional source to Business Today Magazine. This article is not dedicated to him 100% as it talks about other entrepreneurs, but it contains a large section dedicated to him and it more than meets the Golden Rule.


 * It is my opinion that he meets ANYBIO as a diplomat. “Diplomats who have participated in a significant way in events of particular diplomatic importance that have been written about in reliable secondary sources. Sufficient reliable documentation of their particular role is required.” 1. He was assigned as a Diplomat to meet with former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. 2. The talks were of significant importance as part of the talks were negotiations on the 2,000 KM pipeline that is covered in the Wikipedia article India-Oman relations. It is also covered in reliable secondary sources such as these:  (that is Qais in the photograph actually),, &  3. His role is sufficiently documented in the above references.


 * As a final comment/question, I have plenty of references for him but they are all in Arabic. Can I post these as well? I am sure that they can be pasted into Google translate for anyone who wishes to verify them. I also put a couple of subheadings into the article to split up his board appointments. I would accept any advice from someone who can tell me how to make the article read better and not get deleted. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MiddleMan2127 (talk • contribs) 15:36, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Sources in Arabic are fine, as long as they are reliable. Google translate from Arabic to English is pretty poor, but I'm sure that there are plenty of editors of the English Wikipedia who can read Arabic. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:56, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:59, 18 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 15:42, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Tom Morris (talk) 18:39, 1 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete Minor businessman. Relatively unimportant member of an important family & most of the article is about his family connections.. Positions on numerous boards without anything amounting to actual business experience as an executive are not notability.    The only company of his own, is a very minor one indeed,  apparently sells only  shower-head filters & there is no evidence of having made a success at it. . The BuisnessTodayOman article being relied on was written "with input by "Nimit Ramaiya, Vision Management Consultancy" -- in other words, a pr piece, placed by a press agent. This is the opposite of a reliable source, but is clearly the best one obtainable. I respect the right of people to do PR for a living, and accept that part of their job is  trying to magnify the perceived importance of non-notable people-- but not on Wikipedia. If it wer not here already, I'd consider speedy G11, irredeemably promotional   DGG ( talk ) 03:40, 2 October 2012 (UTC)


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