Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swami Sai Premananda

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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 Delete - no reason it can't be recreated if reliable sources are found to prove notability, but since no attempt to add references has been made during the course of the AFD it currently doesn't make the grade. Yomanganitalk 14:52, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Swami Sai Premananda

Seems to be a promotional piece. No independent sources given, nothing much in incoming links. Previous nomination: Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Swami Sai Premananda. Delete kingboyk 15:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete. No independent sources listed and article reads like a promo, but he has 326 ghits, so he might be notable enough (many of the ghits are listings or point to his own website). I might not support deletion of an article on him which was less of a vanity piece, and which included independent sources … but this article is a clear delete. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. I understand that this article does not currently meet the requirements of the admins of Wikipedia. I would like to bring the article up to the required standard. The reason is because I do know Swami Sai Premananda and attend his free programs. As I see it, he is a public figure in Toronto offering services to the community, therefore they need an independant source of information about him. Before deleting, can someone give advice or direct me to information on bringing the article up to standard. -- talesh 17:16, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
You should edit the article to show why he meets the standards of WP:BIO by providing reliable sources. Sandstein 21:49, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 AFD relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
 Please add new discussions below this notice. Thanks, kingboyk 16:26, 2 November 2006 (UTC)


  • Message - Currently we do not have a large number of reliable sources online to support our article. As such, we understand your wish to remove this article. If it comes to that, then we would abide by the rules of the Wikipedia administrators. However, when mainstream press reviews of Swamiji's book are available, or more online references from reliable sources show up, I believe that the requirements for notability will be fulfilled; at that time, we may or may not readd an entry on Swami Sai Premananda. Please let me know if this is a suitable solution for all. Thank you for keeping our article on your site thus far. talesh 21:34, 6 November 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.