Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zeynelabidîn Zinar


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 00:25, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Zeynelabidîn Zinar

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Non notable vanity article of non notable writer. Does not meet WP:GNG. Books not even available on Amazon. Doesn't meet WP:BIO's standards.Hassan Rebell (talk) 11:30, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
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 * Delete as my searches found nothing better at all and the current sources are not seemingly convincing enough. SwisterTwister   talk  06:08, 14 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - per sources such as these.,, ,. can you reconsider?  —Мандичка YO 😜 23:58, 14 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Note: Nom has been indeffed per WP:NOTHERE. —Мандичка YO 😜 22:47, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Sufficient for me, and I'm not sure this harassment by a blocked editor shouldn't all be speedily closed down. Yes, keeping in mind the language difficulty issue, I think you've found enough to meet WP:GNG. Keep. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 02:29, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep -- per sources found by Мандичка. WP:ANI. has given permission for a speedy keep on this article if an admin wishes to do so. -- Michael Scott Cuthbert (talk) 14:45, 16 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep Zinar was a central figure in the revival of Kurdish literature as detailed in Language and identity in the Middle East and North Africa. As such he meets criteria #3 of WP:NAUTHOR. Not that he doesn't otherwise qqualify for notability. --Bejnar (talk) 17:43, 17 December 2015 (UTC)


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