Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mikhail Doroshevich

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 of the debate was keep. —Cleared as filed. 00:04, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mikhail Doroshevich

Blogger article; not a notable blogger amongst the Blogger Elite. Do what rhymes with "elite" =p Bumm13 01:41, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

• Delete: Belarus is a fine nation. This is a guy who lives there and has a blog. No other notability claims are provided, really, except that he provides information technology. There are many such folks. Geogre 17:20, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Jasmol 17:54, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
• Strong keep. Did anyone research this nomination? Mikhail Doroshevich gets over 90,000 Google hits. He appears to be a legitimate and rather prominent advocate of IT information freedom in Belarus. He played a notable role in lifting a government ban on Wi-Fi. UNESCO publishes his study on IT policy in Belarus. His reputation extends beyond Belarus. I found a Russian news site that quoted his opinion on Russian e-mail surveillance. DoWire.org lists him among the Internet's best blog and news feeds. Durova 18:31, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment: I didn't do the research, no. With a rewrite, I'd certainly reconsider, and I hope the other voters above would, too. Geogre 20:25, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
  • Follow up: The rewrite adds some, but it still looks like a blogger article, whereas this is a person whose blog is the least important thing about him. I want to change my vote, but I can't yet, and this is not in any way to slight the work Durova has done. Geogre 02:08, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
    • I've been asked to provide links. Here are a few:
      • DoWire.org Democracies Online
      • Digital Media Europe article - one of several Doroshevich articles for this publication.
      • EUmap.org article by Doroshevich about human rights organizations and the Internet in Belarus.
      • Openspectrum.info news report quoting Doroshevich about the Belarus government's change in policy to allow Wi-Fi access.
      • [1] a 1998 story quoting Doroshevich about Russian e-mail surveillance.
      • UNESCO page publishing Doroshevich's report on the Belarus government and the Internet.
    • From what I've seen, this man looks not only notable but admirable. Durova 21:38, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
      • I've expanded the article a little bit. It's still a stub but now it shows why he's more notable than a vanity blogger. Durova 21:52, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
        • Quite frankly I didn't set out to become Mr. Doroshevich's champion, but I've added just a little more for Geogre. Durova 03:25, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Durova's rewrite. Verifiable and apparently notable. Capitalistroadster 22:47, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep Is notable, and article confirms that notability. 24.241.227.251 23:12, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep hi from lithuania. i know this guy, he is really working , and he's one of the best and active advocates of e-things in the region
• Keep per Durova.  Grue  19:43, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep notable wifi. Klonimus 01:53, 28 November 2005 (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.