Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Siraj Raisani


 * 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. WP:SNOW close; there's no reason to continue having this discussion so soon after this person's murder as it's clear there will not be a consensus for deletion at this time. A possible merge/redirect to 13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings could be discussed on the talk page, though there's no point discussing that right now either. (non-admin closure) power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 19:28, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Siraj Raisani

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While the person has received press coverage after his death but politicians are not given an automatic free pass over WP:BIO just because they exist — their ability to qualify for Wikipedia articles is determined by criteria at WP:POLITICIAN. Saqib (talk) 06:22, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 06:29, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 06:29, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. A politician does not have to pass WP:POLITICIAN if he or she passes WP:GNG. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 06:31, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 06:31, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep. The individual the article is based on passes notability guidelines given under WP:GNG which supersede specialized biography policies like WP:POLITICIAN, therefore I see nothing wrong with a direct move to WP:BIO. - Wiki.0hlic   (talk)  07:10, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - passes WP:GNG. Good referencing. This nom is weird.BabbaQ (talk) 07:22, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep - Has become an extremely notable person following his death. His death was the result of one of the deadliest terror attacks in Pakistani history, which is obviously notable. Definitely passes WP:GNG. Masterpha (talk) 07:27, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Passes WP:GNG through fails WP:POLITICIAN.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 09:31, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:GNG. NPOL merely creates a presumption of notability, it does not preclude it. I'll note that election candidates assassinated during their election campaign are almost always notable - perhaps we should have a WP:NPOL_ASSASSINATED criteria.Icewhiz (talk) 10:58, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


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