Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kethu Viswanatha Reddy

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 -- 9cds^(talk) 06:39, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kethu Viswanatha Reddy

Another article that was prod-warred about. Contested prods should be taken here per WP:PROD, so here we are. The prod rationale was: "Google hits below 50, incl. WP & mirrors - too low for a modern writer". Personally, I believe this rationale is invalid: this is not an author of the "western world", so the number of Google hits is not necessarily relevant. If the claims reported in the article are correct, this author is notable enough. On the other hand, the article is still unreferenced. (Liberatore, 2006). 12:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Comment: I was the original prod-der; I don't see any prod war - war in WP context would be repeated actions undoing others' actions (edit war, wheel war). There are some articles that are borderline cases. When I prod them and someone who I perceive to be more knowledgeable about the subject than me de-prods them, i let it be. No point in bringing to AfD and wasting the community's time. Contested Prods should be brought to AFD and not must; So, if the Prod-der feels that the de-prodding is correct, he can remain silent. --Gurubrahma 05:11, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

You didn't check the recent history of this article. The prod tag was added and removed no less than six times. That wasn't you (the original tagger), but yet someone insists on proposing this article for deletion. In this conditions, gaining consensus is a sensible choice, not a waste of time. (Liberatore, 2006). 13:43, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Wages of the Vandalism all my edits are suffering at the hands of a particularly malignant troll. He is indiscriminate in reverting all my edits. Sorry to everyone for causing this, but the fault is not really mine. Regards, ImpuMozhi 21:39, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. Kethu Vishwanatha Reddy is a published author in the Telugu language. It appears that some of his short stories are form part of the syllabus of the GCE. His works have also been reviewed in the Hindu, a prominent important Indian newspaper. I think the shortage of google hits points more to WP:BIAS than non-notability. ImpuMozhi 14:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. I found several of his books at http://catalog.loc.gov (search for author Reddy, Ketu Viswanatha and then click more info). Could someone add his name in Telugu script and in Hindi , and add links to any articles on him in other language Wikipedias? --TruthbringerToronto 17:01, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep per ImpuMpzhi, subject's works are indeed included in the 2008 A-Level Telugu set reading, which means somebody knowledgable thinks he's a notable Telugu language author. Needs cleanup which would be, as noted previous, something for someone with a grasp of Telugu. Angus McLellan (Talk) 19:48, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep, seems notable enough. --Coredesat talk 21:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and create a re-direct from "Ketu Viswanatha Reddy" as well. --Gurubrahma 05:03, 28 June 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.