Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TaajuSh Shariah Hadrat Allama Mufti Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari Al-Qaadiri


 * 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 Speedy delete as copyvio. → AA (talk) — 10:19, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

TaajuSh Shariah Hadrat Allama Mufti Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari Al-Qaadiri

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I've been watching this article since it was created a couple of weeks ago, and despite a relatively high amount of editing from some dedicated contributors, I am not convinced that it fulfills the requirements set out by WP:N and WP:BLP. The article suffers heavily from a lack of neutral perspective and also fails WP:V and WP:RS. I originally prod'd it, explaining to the main author the reasons behind my doing so (found in this talk page message) and informing them that it would be nominated for AfD if there was not substantial improvement. jonny-mt(t)(c) 05:23, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete article is little more than flowery praise. And oh my crap what a long name. JuJube 06:03, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Delete as WP:COPYVIO as per Dhartung. This is the Grand Mufti of India. Holding that position alone makes the subject notable. I agree that the article is in need of a clean up, and it certainly needs to be better sourced. It's hard for me as someone who speaks no arabic or hindi and who knows nothing of islam to qualify sources as the article only uses his full name and sources seem to refer to him by shortened names. Bobby1011 06:46, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article reads strangely to me, but I realize that is simply because of differences in how two different cultures approach speaking about a public figure.  Cultural differences in writing is no reason for deletion.  Much work needs to be done to bring the article around to what we would consider an encyclopedic tone, but the article is, AFAIK, accurate and sourced.  There is a lot of information included that we would not consider encyclopedic (personal details of his likes and dislikes, etc.) but that can be excised on a per-case basis rather than throwing out the entire article.  It can be cleaned up to satisfy WP:BLP, and will need a heavy WP:NPOV rework, but I believe the article satisfies WP:N.  Appears to satisfy WP:V and WP:RS.  I see no reason to delete, but many reasons for cleanup.  152.16.59.190 07:24, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete as WP:COPYVIO of . Slightly edited but would need wholesale rewrite to comply with our standards. Also, need external source confirming that his title of Grand Mufti is widely recognized (although Islam has no formal hierarchy as such). --Dhartung | Talk 08:56, 5 November 2007 (UTC)


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