Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swami Shankarananda Saraswati


 * 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  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 03:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Swami Shankarananda Saraswati

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I believe this article does not pass WP:BIO. There is no assertion of notability other than "Australia's leading meditation teacher". The sole source of that statement is a website which the subject appears to be associated with. There is no 3rd party reliable source listed that confirms the statement. There is also no 3rd party source listed that confirms his status as an expert on Kashmir Shaivism.Delete TheRingess (talk) 16:09, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, advert; nn-bio; the footnote reference is indeed fake and points to what appears to be his publisher's website. Tempshill 16:26, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Sink into nothingness ... err, Delete: When Russell Kruckman Swami Shankarananda is touted as Australia's greatest meditation teacher yet can only muster 24 hits on the Australian Google that's desperately non-notable.  Fails WP:BIO large.    RGTraynor  20:39, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions.  -- Mattinbgn/talk 22:57, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete My first thought was to keep as I thought it was Swami Sarasvati who I remember from early morning television in my childhood. Alas, it is not and as this article fails to adequately assert the notability of its subject, I feel it should be deleted. -- Mattinbgn/talk 23:15, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn; no books in OCLC. John Vandenberg 00:55, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete unless notability can be established beyond the current Rudra Press self-promotion inline citation.-- VS talk 01:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete cannot use primary sources to assert notability. Per RGTraynor there does not seem to be much else said about him.Garrie 02:17, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as there seems to be no independent confirmation of notability. Buddhipriya 03:30, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as per all above. "Australia's Leading Teacher" is a very subjective term anyway, and I'd want to see some third-party evidence of his credentials.  Lankiveil 23:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC).

'Tip to nominator: Consider using the proposed deletion process for uncontroversial deletions, such as this one. Thanks!' -- Mailer Diablo 03:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
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