Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Simegnew Bekele


 * 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 per WP:SKCRIT #1. Nomination withdrawn with no one advocating deletion. Deor (talk) 21:19, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Simegnew Bekele

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Subject fails WP:VICTIM and WP:BLP1E (Note: as a recent death BLP still applies.) Coverage of the subject overwhelmingly revolves around his alleged murder. While it's possible that some of this might be merged into another article, I do not believe the subject passes our guidelines for notability and does not warrant a stand alone article. Ad Orientem (talk) 15:44, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn The coverage before his death that I was able to access from the table below (two of the links I was unable to access) did not impress me. Of those I was able to read only the first was actually about the subject. The other three were about the project and the subject was mostly just providing background. However the first one was in fact significant in depth coverage which counts toward establishing WP:N. Importantly though, the coverage of his death is both significant, and global. I am satisfied on that basis that there is enough overall overage to ring the WP:N bell. As there are no pro-delete comments beyond my own as OP, I think this can be closed as a Speedy Keep. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:59, 29 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose As mentioned previously, the sources demonstrate that Simegnew was considered the face of a project of the highest national importance in a country of over 100 million. I think that demonstrates notability prima facie. The call for deletion thus is symptomatic of WP:BIAS. --Varavour (talk) 16:00, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It's certainly a credible claim of significance, and thus sufficient to avoid CSD; but neither WP:BIAS, nor, unfortunately, building dams or being the public face of those who do, is inherently notable. —SerialNumber54129  paranoia / cheap sh*t room 20:04, 28 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Note The general notability guideline WP:SIGCOV requires significant coverage in reliable sources. Here is a partial list of significant coverage regarding Simegnew in reliable local and international sources, both before (fulfilling WP:NTEMP) and after his death, including some articles not cited because they were surplus to requirements:
 * Before death:


 * After death:


 * I would lastly like to appeal to your sense of logic. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of multiple Ethiopian cities in protest of his death and to attend his funeral service (see NYT, CNN, VOA Ezega for Gonder, Prime Minister's Office). Would this be happening if the subject were truly not notable? --Varavour (talk) 14:05, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ethiopia-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 19:39, 27 July 2018 (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.