Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gangaji

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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, nominator withdrew and consensus called for a keep. Non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 22:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gangaji

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Although Gangaji is one of the most famous modern western teacher of Nonduality she has not recieved any coverage in reliable third party sources not connected to her or her organization. Fails WP:N, article has been tagged for 3 months and no new third party sources have been added. Sethie (talk) 21:01, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep. The article in Ashland Daily Tidings appears to be a reliable source and proof of notability. --Eastmain (talk) 07:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. —Eastmain (talk) 07:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. —Eastmain (talk) 07:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment. I checked the Ashland Daily Tidings archive and it appears to have several articles on the subject.[1] OTOH, that's a small-city newspaper so it's marginal proof of notability. Articles in ProQuest, which archives over a hundred big-city newspapers, barely mention her. The best is a clue to another reliable source:
    • MYSTICS, MASTERS, SAINTS AND SAGES: STORIES OF ENLIGHTENMENT, by Robert Ullman and Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman (Conari, $16.95, softcover). A compendium of brief, informative biographies and writings by and about 33 spiritual models, past and present. Figures include, from the past, Saint Catherine of Siena, the Baal Shem Tov and Meher Baba; from the present, U.S. spiritual teacher Gangaji, "The Power of Now" author Eckhart Tolle, and Ammachi, the "hugging guru" from India.
    • "The Reading List Runneth Over With Tomes on Faith, Faithful; New Titles Offer Windows on Spiritual Worlds, Solace in Trying Times"; Bill Broadway. The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nov 3, 2001. pg. B.09
  • It looks like many libraries in California have it. Is anyone interested enough to check it out and see if it has something worthwhile on the subject? ·:· Will Beback ·:· 07:18, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Although I propsed the AFD, I have changed my mind. [[2]] and [[3]] are two more sources that could be used. However I would that the afd not be closed even though I am changing my mind, two of the three main editors on the page believe it should be deleted. Btw the page needs a lot of help there are WP:NPA left and right, lack of WP:AGF all over the place and numerous WP:BLP violations and lots of off topic discussion. Sethie (talk) 18:17, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. Lots of similar articles all over Wikipedia. --Dseer (talk) 19:05, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep. I find about a half dozen books on books.google.com which may support her notability, including the ones listed above. For example, in addition to the notable reference by Wayne Dyer and in other spirituality books, she's also been consulted by and discussed among psychotherapists both in person and in publication [[4]] and noted in the context of men's healing [[5]]. This doesn't include the other references in publication which simply give mention of thanks or credit to her. - Cantamagda (talk) 22:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep as quite notable and editor who tagged this article also withdrawn his nomination. -- Niaz(Talk • Contribs) 15:44, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
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