Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sukhminderpal Grewal


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The result was delete. MelanieN (talk) 02:45, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Sukhminderpal Grewal

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This article was previously deleted by PROD and, after I redirected the creator here from the IRC help channel, was restored at WP:REFUND by the author. The person, however, is not notable: he is a non-elected political worker (failing WP:BIO) and my Google search for coverage in English, Hindi and Punjabi found only mentions scattered in sources marginal or questionable reliability. There is no significant coverage in reliable sources on him, and thus Grewal fails WP:BIO. The article also probably can be speedied as advertising (G11), but given the high possibility of politically motivated SPAs coming back to write on him – he is, after all, a BJP politician in Punjab, which has elections next year – I'd like to have this deleted for notability and the higher restrictions of G4 in place against tendentious recreations.  Java Hurricane  03:11, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  Java  Hurricane  03:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  Java  Hurricane  03:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Punjab-related deletion discussions.  Java  Hurricane  03:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete we don’t host election brochures and this individual is clearly not notable. Mccapra (talk) 03:54, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete: Per this bio, it seems he's just an unelected party bureaucrat, failing WP:NPOL, with no little RS to support WP:GNG. Curbon7 (talk) 03:55, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete Actually, Curbon7, this looks like copyright infringement given that the copy on the page of the link you shared seems similar to the article and it's from 2010 so it's not a Wikipedia copy. Liz Read! Talk! 23:41, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment subject is in a leadership position within the BJP front organisation representing farmers (Kisan Morcha), this is more than simply being a party bureaucrat (Farm laws: Punjab BJP sets up 8-member panel to talk to farmers). Despite claims in the nomination, from what I can see there's passing mentions in mainstream English language press coverage   , however, whether this satisfies WP:BASIC, I hesitate to conclude at this point, having not searched in local languages; but not quite an overwhelming argument for delete given the nomination missed these. Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 00:31, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I had not missed these references. I had considered these (and other, local language sources) before nominating. And as for the position in the party: as a resident of India myself, I can assure you that each region is chock full with such minor members who describe themselves as "leaders". Many of these people like to piggyback on major incidents and make all sorts of allegations simply to get their names in newspapers and on TV news channels. These mentions do not contribute to notability.  Java Hurricane  02:22, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Your nomination states "found only mentions scattered in sources marginal or questionable reliability", but this does not describe, for example, The Hindu, The Wire. So the observation stands, the nomination is misleading in the nature of sources where passing mentions exist.  Regards, --Goldsztajn (talk) 01:32, 31 October 2021 (UTC)


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