Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saman De Silva


 * 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. Nakon 04:52, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

Saman De Silva

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The subject is not notable and does not satisfy the criteria under WP:ANYBIO or WP:MUSBIO. It was previously tagged for notability which was removed by the article's creator without any changes or additional references to support notability on the basis "Subject is only popular/notable amongst Sri Lankan community" Dan arndt (talk) 02:31, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 02:31, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
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 * Oppose - Subject is only popular/notable amongst Sri Lankan community DilJco (talk) 00:06, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment, whether the subject is popular in Sri Lanka or not, the onus is on you to establish their notability in accordance with WP guidelines. Dan arndt (talk) 01:37, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment, subject's notability is already established with available references and will be further improved.DilJco (talk) 02:46, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete - Doesn't meet WP:MUSICBIO and WP:GNG -- Chamith   (talk)  06:50, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - Fails WP:MUSIC, as stated previously. W i k i 92 man  (Talk/Stalk) 16:33, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, JAaron95  Talk   10:22, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose Delete - subject is considered the king of Bayila in Sri Lankan culture.DilJco (talk) 01:40, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment - no evidence supplied to collaborate claims that De Silva is the 'King of Baylia'. Dan arndt (talk) 02:27, 6 August 2015 (UTC)


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