Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Appiah Akoto


 * 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 find the arguments of the keepers more persuasive than those of the deleters. In any case, this is an instance where the broader interest of the encyclopaedia should have a bearing and deletion would lose important encyclopedic information. This close is without prejudice to a repurposing of the article as a future editorial action. Just Chilling (talk) 22:04, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Richard Appiah Akoto

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WP:BLP1E - a middle school teacher who was the subject of a viral video. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 17:35, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 17:35, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ghana-related deletion discussions. power~enwiki ( π,  ν ) 17:35, 20 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. This article should be kept as it meets the Wikipedia notability guidelines buoyed by detailed references from top news sites like the BBC,Independent, Quartz,CNN, Ghanaweb among others (credible references) . He wasn't just a subject of a viral video as claimed by the the speedy deletion 'norminator' Hé came into the limelight for his innovative approach in teaching ICT which went global courting the attention of not less than 15 media houses both locally and abroad and got technology giants like Microsoft and other individuals traveling to Ghana to improve ICT education in the while being touted as an epitome of a selfless teacher and inspiration for teachers worldwide. Pambelle12 (talk) 22:32, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Comment Literally every single reference cited here only mentions the video he made, and don't focus on him solely. While I don't doubt the subject is "selfless", or a "inspiration", Wikipedia doesn't care about that, we care if a subject is notable, which this one evidently isn't. TheAwesome  Hwyh  00:14, 28 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep. This article deserves to be on Wikipedia as it follows the notability guide considering the references supporting it which are from independent credible sources.Benebiankie (talk) 07:27, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete per nomination. Viral video does not mean notability. I am also questioning the two users above. The creator seems to know a ton of info on this person (COI?) and the person below the creators comments has a similar writing style (Sock?). AmericanAir88(talk) 19:16, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Randykitty (talk) 21:53, 27 June 2019 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete Per nom. TheAwesome  Hwyh  00:07, 28 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Weak keep for the media attention. BLP1E does apply, but is only actionable when there is a separate article about the one event to redirect to, and there isn't one in this case. More specifically, in WP:1E: "when an individual plays a major role in a minor event ... it is not generally appropriate to have an article on both the person and the event. Generally in this case, the name of the person should redirect to the article on the incident ... the article about the event may be most appropriately named for the person involved." No prejudice against refactoring the article to be about the event rather than the person, per BLP1E. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:36, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per nomination. Viral video does not mean notability. also the article should be about the event rather than the person. --SalmanZ (talk) 22:01, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is the only article we have about what is a major event. It needs to be beefed up, possibly refocused, and might need retitling, but the key fact in this article is that the posted photos have highlighted the inherent bias in the Ghanaian education system that requires students to pass a national-level test that includes being able to identify and assemble computer components without ever seeing such equipment in order to progress to higher education, and the publicity related to the posting and reposting of the images has initiated a national discussion about education quality and funding. (All of this is taken from the sources for this article.)  While people who are surrounded by computers every day may think "yeah, yeah, another viral video", this is in fact a big deal from the perspective of education in Africa.  Risker (talk) 06:03, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Risker.Tamsier (talk) 18:51, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Risker. --hroest 20:54, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. BLP1E of not remotely a major event. Wait until dust has settled. Xxanthippe (talk) 03:11, 4 July 2019 (UTC).

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Just Chilling (talk) 20:42, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom. Barca (talk) 16:35, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep Per, the event and subject feature in WP:SIGCOV pieces from WP:RS/P around the world, including Daily Telegraph and CNN; clearly there is more to this event regarding education in Ghana that can be developed. Per , WP:ONEEVENT says If the event is highly significant, and the individual's role within it is a large one, a separate article is generally appropriate; but also goes on to say The general rule is to cover the event, not the person, and thus article could be re-named as the event; however, as Richard is featured in everything on the event, re-naming it is not an imperitive (e.g. he is now appearing at global conferences covered by WP:RS such as this Jarkata Post). Britishfinance (talk) 16:38, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep per arguments by Risker.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:08, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep I agree with Risker, and the article has multiple coverages, so it passes WP:GNG. William2001(talk) 19:40, 11 July 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.