Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vethathiri Maharishi


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Icewedge (talk) 02:38, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Vethathiri Maharishi

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Non notable religious leader. No reliable sources to establish notablility. Also, written like an advertisement. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 21:34, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.   —Jclemens (talk) 21:45, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.   —Ism schism (talk) 21:47, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions.   —Ism schism (talk) 21:47, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. This article in The Hindu explains his notability. Phil Bridger (talk) 18:56, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Strong Delete As the nominator of this Afd, I had previously thought this article deserved a vote of delete. After reviewing this Afd's previous listing, I would like to change this vote to a vote of Strong Delete. My reasons are that only one source has been provided, an obituary. This is not enough as multiple reliable sources are needed to establish notability. These have not been provided. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 00:44, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment all you want but only one !vote per nomination. Since you are the nominator, your nomination is your !vote. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:54, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Reply Your comments have been noted and addressed. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 02:07, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. There are more sources avaialable from a Google News search, and an obituary in a major newspaper such as The Hindu is in fact one of the best type of sources for establishing notability – its existence means that the editorial judgement of the newspaper was that the person is notable enough to warrant an article. Phil Bridger (talk) 08:48, 21 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep an 'staff writer'-written obituary in a reasonably large newspaper means that people independent from the subject determined him to be an important figure, so I agree with with Phil that notability is established. - Mgm|(talk) 10:54, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. And please note that we are talking about more than a "reasonable large newspaper" in this case. The Hindu has a circulation of over a million - more than the New York Times or any British broadsheet. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:09, 21 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Keep: A sure shot keep. The Guru was quite famous and surely notable. -- GP Pande  talk!  18:50, 25 November 2008 (UTC)


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