Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr.Panchakshari Hiremath

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 and rename to Panchakshari Hiremath. Angus McLellan (Talk) 18:04, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dr.Panchakshari Hiremath

Dr.Panchakshari Hiremath (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)

This was a proposed deletion as "nn academic"" but I think it deserves AfD debate. The subject is a translator and poet with multiple published works, and at least one award for his translations. Does that make the grade? Neutral. Mereda 15:23, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- Mereda 15:27, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. He's won an award and he's verifiable. -- Chrissperanza! chat edits 15:51, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete The article says he is famous but no independent sources are presented to verify this. A long list of poems and other works does not make a writer notable. Has his work received independent reviews in reliable and verifiable literary or other journals? Most of the Google hits are mirrors of the Wikipedia article, which is usually a bad sign. Edison 19:30, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete The only references to him that I can find point directly to his Geocities page[1], as though he paid for higher search engine standing. His page says he recieved his doctorate from "World University at Arizona," which is a school I am not familiar with. The only Google result for this school is "Dr." Panchakshari Hiremath's Geocities page. Barring some solid references, he seems to me like a charlatan. Salad Days 22:34, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Comment World University appears to have a website:[2], but it does not appear in any list of accredited schools that I can find. Salad Days 03:54, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete The initiator of this article has a grand total of four edits credited to him/her/it: the first four edits to this article. This is a resumé pure and simple. B.Wind 00:22, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Weak delete. He may well be notable, but we can't tell on the basis on this gushing, unsourced resumé, which Wikipedia is not for and which would have to be completely rewritten anyway. No prejudice to an encyclopedic recreation. Sandstein 05:44, 28 November 2006 (UTC) Now keep after a good rewrite. Sandstein 22:00, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Very Strong Keep- He is highly notable and great writer of Kannada language.Moreover he is a Kendra Sahithya Academy Award winner. Nileena joseph ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 08:37, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as per Edison and Sandstein. Stammer 11:40, 28 November 2006 (UTC) Weak keep after the edits and sourcing. The sources aren't exactly overwhelming, but I'll go by WP:BIAS. I also support renaming as per Bakasuprman. Stammer 20:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Re-written. utcursch | talk 15:15, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - the article looks good, the subject looks notable and verifiable. James084 19:57, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
• Strong Keep - Definitely meets WP:RS and WP:V. But rename to Panchakshari HiremathBakaman _Bakatalk 06:01, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
• Conditional Keep, if it gets cleaned up and renamed per User:Bakasuprman Alf photoman 20:31, 30 November 2006 (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.