Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ruhila Adatia-Sood

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The result was withdrawn. WP:HEY. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 18:54, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ruhila Adatia-Sood

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This is an otherwise non-notable person who was murdered. No GNews hits from before today and no book hits either. Basically, it's a WP:ONEEVENT. PROD removed by IP without a legit reason. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 22:07, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, plenty of sources as "Ruhila Adatia". She recently married. Abductive (reasoning) 00:08, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still not finding many reliable ones, even with that name. Which ones are there that are significant coverage? Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 00:17, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable ones from Africa are hard to identify. Nevertheless they are there. One trick is to do a Google Image search; non-notable people don't have so many pictures. I'm sorry you made this bad nomination. You should withdraw it instead of causing disharmony and rancor over a dead girl. Abductive (reasoning) 00:23, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Most of those go to blogs and the ones that don't go to unsubstantial coverage. Instead of telling me that I made a bad nomination, you should assume good faith and help. Your attitude is not going to improve the article. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 00:31, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds rancorous. Abductive (reasoning) 00:42, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This person needs to be notable for something other than her death. For example, was she a major media figure in the country, or nationally syndicated? Otherwise I tend to agree, this is a WP:ONEEVENT and should be deleted. I did a custom Google search for any mention of her pre-Sept 10, 2013 and I didn't find anything that really establishes notability. Simply having pictures online does not establish notability, nor does simply being a journalist or radio host. Coinmanj (talk) 01:02, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, in response to Coinmanj, yes she was a major media figure in Kenya. It's hard to find many sources on local African celebrities like her given how internet usage in places like Kenya is still limited relative to fully industrialized countries. All the articles on her death clearly indicate her importance in local news, and there was a newspaper article last year about her marriage. These articles all describe her as a well-known media figure. This is a lengthy interview with her in a major Kenyan newspaper. Lemurbaby (talk) 01:29, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. It does seem like she was a media personality on a par with some of the lesser British and US "celebs". I tend to cut non-English-speaking countries a bit of slack in this respect, because I agree with Lemurbaby. On the other hand, I would say to User:Taylor Trescott that I don't think there is such a thing as a "bad" nomination as long as it's made in good faith. Over the years I've made many deletion nominations that have failed, and I don't run with the group who think in terms of "success rates". Deb (talk) 10:14, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 01:12, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 01:14, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Kenya-related deletion discussions. Taylor Trescott - ^{my talk} + _{my edits} 01:16, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:05, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep, I agree with the above users. Ali Fazal (talk) 14:14, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, I agree that a notable Kenyan celebrity should have her article expanded, not deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amyzex (talk • contribs) 16:20, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, she was the media celebrity in her country of origin...Zboralski (talk) 18:51, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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