Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raficq Abdulla


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 01:21, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Raficq Abdulla

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Looks like an autobiographical piece, content looks copied and pasted from a variety of primary sources, no 3rd party sources to be found. Not notable. Loomspicker (talk) 21:00, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
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 * Delete I spent a lot of time researching this article since it seems like it should be notable. Unfortunately, the sources are not there. There is one solid book review, a few quotes in newspapers, lots of speaking engagements. The two 1980s films had some minor award nominations but nothing written about Abdulla. None of it passes WP:GNG guidelines, that I can tell. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 05:39, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete -- His day job is clearly as a health administrator. The article is therefore about his extra-curricular activities.  The trusteeships no doubt consist of sitting on committees.  Even if a society is notable, its board members may not be.  I see nothing that stands out as making him notable.  Peterkingiron (talk) 13:32, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Could you clarify if your Delete vote is based on the sources, or the topic? Because he is an activist and many activists are notable and also have day jobs, there is nothing inherently non-notable about the topic. The problem is the sources, but you didn't mention the sources. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 16:10, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
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