Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shiranthi Rajapaksa


 * 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. Stifle (talk) 15:04, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Shiranthi Rajapaksa

 * – ( View AfD View log | edits since nomination)

Fails WP:ANYBIO, lacks significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources - noting that notability is WP:NOTINHERITED. The individual is not automatically notable simply because she is married to a significant politician. Nor does wining a national beauty pageant make her notable. Should be redirected to Mahinda Rajapaksa. Dan arndt (talk) 07:37, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 07:37, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 07:37, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. Dan arndt (talk) 07:37, 5 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Question She is the spouse of the president of Sri Lanka (Mahinda Rajapaksa), doesn't that make her notable? From the page on WP:NOTINHERITED I see this statement: Note, however, that this does not apply to situations where the fact of having a relationship to another person inherently defines a public position that is notable in its own right, such as a national First Lady. DaffodilOcean (talk) 12:25, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * it also states can have an independent article even if they are known solely for such a relationship, but only if they pass WP:GNG. Dan arndt (talk) 13:31, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * What about the article about common outcomes of WP:Afd discussions which says  "The spouse of the head of state or government is usually regarded as notable? I realize that 'usually' is subjective, but the quote above is from the previous paragraph at WP:NOTINHERITED which is talking more generally about famous relatives, not a national first lady. DaffodilOcean (talk) 15:31, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep - based on the places in Wikipedia that I cited above, she's spouse of a head of state and therefore usually notable. DaffodilOcean (talk) 11:37, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  12:33, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep per news hits and WP:POLOUTCOMES. It's the nominator's burden to explain why this article should be an exception. pburka (talk) 20:14, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Significant coverage of the first lady includes: Sri Lanka's Former First Lady Questioned Over Rugby Player Murder (2017), Lady, lady, why so shady? Here are 5 first ladies and their claim to notoriety (2017), Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife interrogated over fraud allegations (2016), Corruption case: Lankan police question Rajapaksa's wife (2015), Sri Lankan first lady: China is a homey country (2013). And those are just English-language sources. pburka (talk) 15:20, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment - as per WP:ANYBIO the key issue is there is no significant coverage about the individual in the sources supplied, just a mention is passing. She is not notable in her own right I disagree that just becuase she is married to a notable individual that it automatically makes her notable - there needs to be more substantial sources/references supplied to demonstrate her notability. Dan arndt (talk) 02:14, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete we do not have actual significant coverage of her, so an article is not justified.John Pack Lambert (talk) 13:29, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   13:53, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Notability is not inherited. ─ The Aafī   (talk)|undefined  09:27, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * 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.