Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gaurav Raja

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The result of the debate was to Delete the article. +7/-1 =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:28, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gaurav Raja

Obviously non-notable. Maybe it would be notable if he'd set the world record, but even then I doubt it. Probable vanity and I would reccomend a speedy, but it does have some sources. Still, super-strong delete vote Garfunkel4life 21:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

• del. Nothing spectacular. 8,784 digits only. World record today is 42,195. Not even in Top Ten. mikka (t) 23:15, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per mikka. Feezo (Talk) 00:26, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per above. --Khoikhoi 03:50, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
• Speedy Keep. Regardless of whether it's the record or not, the feat did gain substantial press coverage. It was the top story on Yahoo News, and Raja appeared on the Today Show. Also, Raja's young age makes the event notable. ErnestIsTheMan 03:58, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. World record is far, far higher. The huge gulf between him and the world record shows either he is well down the rankings, or that memorising pi is still a very minor thing. As for press coverage, I simply do not believe he was the top story on Yahoo News, because a search of Yahoo News doesn't find any article at all [1]. Average Earthman 13:30, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Your Yahoo search doesn't turn up the correct result, becuase Yahoo merely linked to the Roanoke Times article that is the second hit on a Yahoo News search [2]. The first hit a report on his appearance on the Today Show. If the national news media finds that Raja is notable, I think we should do the same. ErnestIsTheMan 22:00, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
    • Raja was also featured on CNN on Thursday, March 16 and in their week in review. ErnestIsTheMan 22:11, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
    • There are millions of people reatured in various media without being reasonably notable beyond a news flash. mikka (t) 22:41, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Not notable enough. - Ganeshk (talk) 07:47, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete When he breaks the record he can be added. Nigelthefish 17:11, 20 March 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.