Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pradeep Kar

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, by the arguments raised, he verifiably meets the relevant notability guideline WP:BIO -- Samir धर्म 08:31, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pradeep Kar

Delete. Non-notable businessman; a minor executive at a small subsidiary company. Appears to fail WP:BIO and WP:V as the only verification comes from sources within his company. Possible vanity page. Kafziel 17:34, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. This businessman definitely has a decent level of notability. His peers in Bangalore have elected him as President of TiE, which is significant, and he's also verifiable as a contributor at the World Economic Forum. I've added both to the article. --Mereda 18:33, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
  • What part of WP:BIO do you feel he meets? Kafziel 18:37, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Try the Google test again. My answer's 56k, one week into the start of his TiE year in office. It doesn't make sense to me that we should delete someone at this level of media visibility, big in Indian IT and edging towards being an international name. There's even a story about him being nominated a few years ago for WEF's "100 Future Global Leaders". Will he make it at that level, I don't know and i'm not guessing, but he's already well above the "college professor" test.--Mereda 21:53, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
      • The Google test is not a valid test of notability. The WEF isn't really, either; if you pay your dues, you're in. The company that sends representatives may be notable, but not necessarily the representatives themselves. None of the links in the article are stories by neutral and reliable third parties. Kafziel 22:32, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
    • While ignoring the Google results, did you notice the book [1] with a chapter about Kar? Personally I still think his TiE status matters because he's identified by others as a business role model and mentor. It's more sensible to keep an article about him and improve it. Mereda 07:40, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
      • Then go improve it, come back and report that you've done that, and maybe we'll change our votes. Akradecki 12:59, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:BIO. Businessman types tend not to be notable unless they're at the top of a truly huge company (Bill Gates) or they have other achievements (Richard Branson). Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:54, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per WP:BIO and the fact that this isn't a proper encyclopedic biography, but essentially just a collection of links to information elsewhere. If his company is redlinked, they're not notable enough for him to be notable. Akradecki 22:45, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

• Comment: A brand new user has conveniently created an article at Microland to fix that pesky redlink problem. Hmmm... --Satori Son 21:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete: Pradeep is not a well known figure in Bangalore nor in India. Whatever articles are cited are from his personal websites --Liznorman 21:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- Mereda 07:02, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete: VAnity. --Ragib 22:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Comment - Correct me if i am wrong, I believe it'd be called vanity if he himself wrote the article. Right? --Gurubrahma 14:36, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

• Strong keep He is a well known figure in Bangalore in general and all over India in the hardware sector. His company is well known and as founder, he becomes notable. Also an industry thought leader. --Gurubrahma 14:36, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - TiE is notable, so the chairman logically would be notable as well.Bakaman _Bakatalk 01:45, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per Gurubrahma -- Lost^(talk) 08:28, 9 September 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.