Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Reza Parchizadeh (2nd nomination)


 * 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. I must say, of the additional sources supplied, the majority of them are not compelling. These non-compelling sources include blogs, opinion pieces, or other self-published works, as well as interviews and youtube videos of lectures and short articles the subject wrote himself on balatarin.com. None of these are indicative of notability. The fact that some sources suggest notoriety as a former dictator's son, and he has some coverage by a couple of legitimate news source, tilt the balance in favor of keeping. The article has many instances of "recognition" of the subject, which don't appear to be valid, particularly when supported by self-published or other non-reliable sources, and these instances should be trimmed. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:53, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Reza Parchizadeh
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per WP:N. The article seems to be well referenced but in fact none of the sources provided can't be considered as RS. I just checked all these sources, and all of them are the articles created by the subject and not on him, with the exception of these three items which are reactions to one of his works 1, 2, 3. Farhikht (talk) 08:02, 7 August 2012 (UTC)







per WP:N. The subject has been interviewed by popular radio (Radio Alborz Interview with Reza Parchizadeh on Monarchy and Republic) and TV (Mardom TV Interview with Reza Parchizadeh on "From Tehran to Cairo") channels as an expert on political and cultural issues. He has also been a reader at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). These could be regarded as evidence of notability. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 15:50, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

per WP:N. The subject has also been a notable individual and researcher at University of Tehran: Reza Parchizadeh at the International Conference on Short Story, Tehran University, 2008, Reza Parchizadeh at the International Commemoration of Xayyam, Tehran University, 2008, Reza Parchizadeh at the Opening of the New Majors, Tehran University, 2008, and Reza Parchizadeh's Last Day at Tehran University, 2009. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 17:20, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

per WP:N. Given the fact that the subject is also a journalist, he has also had a considerable readership so far, which is obvious from this, this, this, this and this link. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 20:20, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

per WP:N. The subject has also been widely noted by the Islamic Republic media. Look at this, this, and this website. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 3:00, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

per WP:N. The subject is also a leading critic of the issue of separatism in Iran; so much so that his position on the issue has been contested a number of times. Look at this, this, and this link. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 3:45, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Radio Alborz is a local Persian radio based in Denmark, Mardom TV is a local TV. Balatarin is a community website which allows people to vote web content and Iran Global apparently has no editorial oversight, according to this anyone can register and post article. None of them can't be considered RS.Farhikht (talk) 19:31, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Undecided he might be notable, but the bulk of the present article is simply promotion for his views.  DGG ( talk ) 07:51, 9 August 2012 (UTC)


 * To Farhikht, 1) Radio Alborz is a local Persian radio station, granted; but Mardom TV can never be dismissively categorized as a "local TV station," for it is a satellite TV channel with a worldwide reach, be it among the Iranian community. It has also interviewed many prominent figures, which is obvious from the list accessible via the hyperlink. Thus, Mardom TV IS a primary source, and a reliable one. 2) Balatarin, as you mentioned, "is a community website which allows people to vote web content." what I suggested, quite apparent from my former post, was that the editors could have a look at the large number of the readers of the subject's articles, which is visible in this website; not that I mentioned it as a primary source. 3) Iran Global, as you mentioned, might not have a tight editorial oversight. However, this is due to the fact that most of the writers who self-publish their material in that website are already well-known, and the editor-in-chief sees no obligation to vet all of their articles. Besides, this does not detract from the subject's credit, as his articles are also published in many other websites that certainly do have tight supervision on the content they publish. 4) The subject is also a notable theorist for republicanism. Look at this video of the symposium of the Movement of the Secular Democratic Republicans of Iran, where he is mentioned by Farhang Ghassemi as one of the influential theorists of Iranian republicanism. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 17:10, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Farhang Ghassemi just says: "Parchizadeh is a nice young guy who collaborate with us". Ghassemi is a poet and not a political figure or academician.Farhikht (talk) 23:14, 10 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep The subject, especially with regard to the Hague incident, has been specifically mentioned by and quoted in numerous news sources of the Islamic republic as a prominent “opposition figure.” These could be found via Sadkhabar, Donyayesanat, and Ghatreh news websites. Therefore, the claim that he is not “notable” is by no means well-grounded. Also, Farhang Ghassemi has been a famous political activist for more than three decades now, and he directs the political website Ranginkaman which is a main platform for the promotion of republican ideas. Parsa2009 (talk) 5:49, 11 August 2012 (UTC) — Parsa2009 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * It behooves an encyclopedia editor to have comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter he intends to vet and edit, and to be honest and impartial about the material with which he is dealing. These, unfortunately, I don't see in you, Mr. Farhikht; for you categorically deny the political status of Farhang Ghassemi, one of the prominent figures of the Iranian opposition, and then present a partial mistranslation of what he has said about the subject of this article. And yet, this is not to mention your overlooking the whole bulk of primary and reliable evidence that was presented by me before as to the "notability" of the subject. As such, I'm afraid this nomination for deletion is not concerned with objective verifiability, but rather with subjective taste. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 16:00, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The notability of Mr Ghassemi may not apply to Mr. Parchizadeh, because the notability is inherited.Farhikht (talk) 10:11, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Referring you to the same page, inherited, you can see that it stipulates that "If a subject under discussion is independently notable, provide the evidence to show that." Apparently, that has been cumulatively and overwhelmingly taken care of in my previous posts. And, Farhang Ghassemi's suggestion was just one indicator among many of the notability of the subject. Therefore, to repeat what I stated in my penultimate post, this persistence on your part to delete the article, notwithstanding the bulk of reliable third-party evidence I have presented so far, smacks of personal bias against the subject of this article. Iranhumanwatch (talk) 15:40, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
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