Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vamanrao Deshpande (2nd nomination)


 * 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, relative to WP:ANYBIO, per awards the subject has received, which also demonstrate that the subject has "made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field". It is arguable that the sources presented in the first AfD discussion and herein do not comprise significant coverage about the subject, except for one. For example, two have almost identical content, are quite short and are basically "about the author" texts written by the publisher (,, two only have passing mentions , this only has a passing mention, and one has significant coverage. Overall, it's arguable that the subject may not qualify per WP:BASIC alone. Additionally, it's possible that the subject may qualify per WP:AUTHOR, criteria #1, but this potential was only touched upon herein with the link to Worldcat that shows books the subject has authored or co-authored, and would require further qualification to be proven.

Furthermore, the !voting spree by User:Dormantos was done in a rapid fashion (see User contributions in Wikipedia namespace). It's possible that they're a fast reader, but it's also possible that they didn't read the article or check for sources. Also, there is some evidence of copy/paste !votes performed by this user without article/source consideration, such as at this AfD discussion. North America1000 11:29, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Vamanrao Deshpande
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Non-notable. This page has "references" but they are just links to Google Books search results where the subject's name turns up in the book once. These, and links to the subject's own books, are the bulk of search results. It's unlikely that references could be found to make this subject meet notability criteria. Fisheriesmgmt (talk) 03:31, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:28, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:28, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:28, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:36, 20 March 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:37, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete unreliable sources and fails WP:BIO. LibStar (talk) 06:41, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per the first AfD. Nothing has changed. --Michig (talk) 07:18, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - I agree with Michig, nothing has changed. However if kept, the article needs c/e, correct sourcing and improvements overall. But that in itself is not a reason for deletion. --BabbaQ (talk) 20:32, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete The Article clearly does not qualify BLP at all. Dormantos (talk) 12:35, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This newly registered account has left the very similar deletion rationales (every one a "strong delete") on dozens of AfDs in rapid fashion. Likely he did not read any of the articles (one he said fails "BLP" was a company, for example). --ThaddeusB (talk) 15:33, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep The awards are sufficient for notability. DGG ( talk ) 03:25, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep There is enough indications that the subject is a notable musicologist:
 * Worldcat lists quite a few of his books, held by a decent number of libraries
 * Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries mentions him as a "highly respected and pioneering music-aesthetician"
 * Aesthetics of Agra and Jaipur Traditions credits him as "the first writer to give a methodical aesthetic analysis" of the various gharanas.
 * As User:BabbaQ mentioned, the article needs work but notability doesn't appear to be an issue. Abecedare (talk) 10:29, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.