Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M.A.M. Mansoor

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The result was delete. Strong consensus for delete when the obvious socks are discounted. Bishonen | talk 21:39, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

M.A.M. Mansoor

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BLP article has own sources and unreliable sources. From 2013, the article has failed to prove the notability issue Antan O 19:22, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, with the exception of a scan from an undated newspaper that others cannot independently verify there's no third-party coverage. Even if we knew that newspaper article's full bibliographic details, one reference is not enough to establish notability. I couldn't find anything via Google News. Huon (talk) 23:58, 26 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. GSS (talk) 06:47, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - The listed sources particularly especially suggest no better signs of a better article especially if some of the frequent ones are simply social media. SwisterTwister talk 06:52, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
keep There is indeed no doubt that M.A.M.Mansoor is a renowned personality in Srilanka. Having conducted several lectures regarding religious and social issues and authored a number of books and an exegesis for the Qur'an his contribution to education is immense. He is also a promoter of social harmony and pluralism. It will be a great loss to the society if his wikipedia page is deleted so I suggest that wikipedia allows this page to exist.Farweezdeen (talk) 09:23, 28 December 2015 (UTC) — Farweezdeen (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. Blocked sock. — JJMC89 (T·C) 21:12, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
keep, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.157.160.21 (talk) 14:54, 28 December 2015 (UTC) [reply]
keep, since Usthaz M.A.M. Mansoor is a prominent scholar who has been immensely contributing to the society by his lectures, books, researches and etc.. in religious as well as in various contemporary issues, we want his page to be exist in wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.157.160.21 (talk • contribs) — 175.157.160.21 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Please leave only one keep or delete comment per AfD. I have struck your two earlier comments. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:00, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
keep I would like to suggest Wikipedia to keep this page because Usthaz M.A.M Mansoor has been an influential personality since more than 25 years in Sri Lanka. His contribution to social harmony and peace significantly known among the Muslims in Sri Lanka. He has a large number of students who are qualified professionals such as Doctors, Engineers, government university lecturers, teachers, lawyers, and some influential figures in Sri Lanka. So I think his page should be existed in Wikipedia for betterment of the society. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haifa Hamdha (talk • contribs) 15:16, 28 December 2015 (UTC) — Haifa Hamdha (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. Blocked sock. — JJMC89 (T·C) 21:12, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
keep, Usthaz M.A.M Mansoor is a prominent Islamic scholar in srilanka. Being a lecturer and personality he has been rendering unlimited services to the society. Deletion of his page from Wikipedia will be a universal loss. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.157.160.21 (talk) 15:29, 28 December 2015 (UTC) — 175.157.160.21 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Comment Due to the new users and IPs' suspicious support to keep the article, sock puppet investigations has been reported. The new users and IPs are are failed to improve the article that has BLP issue, but keen to vote. --Antan O 18:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The lack of independent reliable sources means we have little to write about him and no evidence as to how renowned he actually is. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 09:33, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I looked for reliable sources on this guy and found nothing. Also - these are the most blatantly obvious and ineffective sockpuppets I've ever seen, are they even trying? Spacecowboy420 (talk) 12:05, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete All sockpuppetry aside, there's nothing in the way of sources or the like to meet WP:GNG. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:35, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Article claims membership in local chapters/affialiates of international Islamic organizations (not contributing to notability), Foremost scolarship in Islamic studies (which independent sources don't back up), and the acclaim of many "visitors" to this site. In short I see no good justification for an article on the English wikipedia. There might be an argument for Arabic or the appropriate wikipedia for Sri Lanka, but not here. Hasteur (talk) 13:50, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
KeepM.A.M.Mansoor is an influential scholar of Sri Lanka.He has contributed a lot for the growth of Islamic knowledge in the Sri Lankan society.I object the deletion of this page.When certain pages with few lines about a particular subject can exist in Wikipedia,what's the point of considering this page for deletion by mentioning that it lacks information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abbas456 (talk • contribs) 10:30, 30 December 2015 (UTC) — Abbas456 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Delete Fails WP:GNG and WP:SCHOLAR. More and better sources would be required for a WP:BLP. Scr★pIron^IV 14:01, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - in spite of all the SPA activity, nothing to indicate this person passes either WP:GNG or WP:SCHOLAR. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:46, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment All socks blocked and tagged --Antan O 16:02, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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