Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rajan Sankaran

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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. Carabinieri 22:43, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rajan Sankaran

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Seems like an advertisement. Makes vague claims of notability, but they come down to what I believe are self-published books and having his own medical practice. Unless there's more evidence of notability than the article's vague assertions, I don't think he's really notable. Adam Cuerden talk 17:42, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete, absolutely no neutral non-trivial second party sources shown. One of the books mentioned does not mention Sankaran in any meaningful context. No opinion about the other references AlfPhotoman 23:51, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. --   ⇒ bsnowball  09:23, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong keep In the field of homeopathy, Sankaran is one of the most widely-quoted and respected living homeopaths in the world (probably second only to Vithoulkas who is much older) and his research is considered ground-breaking, so I'm stunned that the article is proposed for deletion. He appears at sold-out lectures around the world. His software is widely used by homeopaths. His books are prominently featured at homeopathic suppliers. If we're going to have ANY articles about homeopathic practitioners Sankaran should be there. This AFD has been proposed by someone who obviously has zero knowledge or interest in this field. Here's an accurate bio [1]. I also note that the article doesn't mention the dozens of articles which Sankaran has published in homeopathic journals. An incomplete list is found here [2] Radar, probably the largest and most professional homeopathic software program, relies heavily on Sankaran's work [3]. --Lee Hunter 15:54, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - very notable homeopath.Bakaman 02:04, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and cleanup per Lee Hunter. Mereda 11:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. A Google search indicates that he is notable. The article could do with some good references, though. utcursch | talk 13:22, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Not notable. Most references are vanity publications and publicity links. Notability is not based on number of links. Adding to wikipedia would only help in establishing this kind of notability. Shyamal 03:46, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

This could be a keep had the subject not been aliveShyamal 07:08, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

The issue of self-published books is a complete red-herring. His books are widely distributed and available anywhere that professional literature on homeopathy is sold. They've also been incorporated into the main commercial homeopathic databases and they've been reviewed and discussed in journals in his field. I don't understand why you think being dead makes one a better candidate for notability. I've done some cleanup of this article and added links to more journal reviews. --Lee Hunter 12:37, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Important note I've just discovered that the link to "Sankaran's clinic" that has been in the article since last August was inserted by someone who fraudulently poses as Sankaran. Now I understand why people would think Sankaran is just some guy with a clinic in Bombay. I've replaced that link with the correct URL for Sankaran's site. --Lee Hunter 14:11, 12 March 2007 (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.