Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soth Phetrasy


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The result was   keep. no argument for deletion aside the nom JForget  00:46, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Soth Phetrasy

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"This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007)" has been applied since Dec 2007, and the Google scholar search makes no sense... RedBlue82 talk  16:24, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - Stub article about high Laotian government official. Not a BLP. Useful information would be lost by deletion with no corresponding benefit to the project. Obviously in need of further sourcing, but that's not a unique or even unusual situation. Carrite (talk) 16:42, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Google scholar search gives three excellent sources:
 * Laos in 1993: The Revolution on Hold by Arthur J. Dommen. Asian Survey Vol. 34, No. 1, A Survey of Asia in 1993: Part I (Jan., 1994), pp. 82-86. Published by University of California Press. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2644960.
 * Laos in 1975: People's Democratic Revolution -- Lao Style by MacAlister Brown and Joseph J. Zasloff. Asian Survey Vol. 16, No. 2, A Survey of Asia in 1975: Part II (Feb., 1976), pp. 193-199. Published by University of California Press. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2643148.
 * Quarterly Chronicle and Documentation from The China Quarterly No. 61 (Mar., 1975), pp. 176-202. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/651950.
 * They show that the subject was a very notable member of the Pathet Lao cabinet, onetime Minister of Economics, etc. The Google Books search gives 40 results, mostly reliable and academic sources, which I won't list here. Nominator: please see WP:BEFORE listing articles at AfD, and re-read the note I left on your talk page two days ago regarding this same issue with your three previous nomination. First Light (talk) 16:43, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep We are !voting on the topic, not the currents state of the article --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 19:24, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep, notable subject, no blp issue. --Soman (talk) 20:06, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:46, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Plenty of sources indicating notability are available. AfD is not for cleanup. Edward321 (talk) 00:08, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
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