Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rajapaksa family

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. per WP:HEY (non-admin closure) -- Trevj (talk) 11:08, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rajapaksa family

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Wikipedia is not a place for complete genealogical histories. When the geneaology is removed, we are left with an unabashed paean to the Rajapaksa family, in violation of Wikipedia's neutrality policy. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 16:51, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sri Lanka-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:14, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:14, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - This article was subject to significant vandalism earlier today by User:Lankanspirit and User:98.200.227.203 who removed a lot of referenced material. I have now reverted it back to my original contribution. As you will see it is not a paean to the Rajapaksa family.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 17:52, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Granted, the present version is better than the nominated version, but the extended genealogy is still not appropriate for Wikipedia. A simple list of the notable members of the family (i.e. those who already have Wikipedia articles) would be preferable. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 18:07, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a History section which I hope will allay some of your concerns. I will look to expand this section further. In Sri Lanka the terms "cousin" and "uncle" are used rather loosely which is why I added the family tree to show the exact relationship between the family members. I don't believe a simple list will do that.--obi2canibe^{talk contr} 14:13, 8 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Influential family in contemporary politics in Sri Lanka.--Blackknight12 (talk) 00:53, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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