Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anoop Sasikumar

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 no consensus. Daniel (talk) 22:38, 5 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anoop Sasikumar[edit]

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Non-notable author fails WP:AUTHOR. Google search returns nothing substantial, other than linking back to Wiki. RationalPuff (talk) 17:03, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The subject of the article is one among the new breed of writers in Malayalam literature. On the literature side, he has authored three novels of which one was shortlisted for the annual literary award given by DC Books, the largest of the Malayalam language publishers. Further, the subject has published several articles in Economics. The mention in the deletion proposal about Google search does not seem to reflect the truth; my search returned sites such as The Indian Express, Mathrubhumi, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, University of Hyderabad article repository, RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) listings, GoodReads, Bodhi Commons, Gale Academic Onefile and Hindawi research, besides listings by many online book sellers.--jojo@nthony (talk) 03:35, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. RationalPuff (talk) 17:03, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. RationalPuff (talk) 17:03, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. RationalPuff (talk) 17:03, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note to closer for soft deletion: This nomination has had limited participation and falls within the standards set for lack of quorum. There are no previous AfD discussions, undeletions, or current redirects and no previous PRODs have been located. This nomination may be eligible for soft deletion at the end of its 7-day listing. --Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, (t · c) buidhe 04:30, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I have personally heard of his writer, a person involved with literature. I think this article should stay as the person mentioned meets WP:N.--Atlantis77177 (talk) 05:43, 16 January 2021 (UTC) — Note: An editor has expressed a concern that Atlantis77177 (talk • contribs) has been canvassed to this discussion. (diff)[reply]

Delete – I am mindful of the possible systemic bias here and would be willing to change my !vote if it is shown that WP:SIGCOV exists in Malayalam, but there is no actual claim to notability in the article, nor have I been able to find any independent coverage at all of the person or his books in reliable secondary sources per WP:GNG. The individual in question is an academic who very clearly does not meet WP:NPROF, and an author. I do not see how he would meet WP:NAUTHOR either; the "DC Books Literary Award" is not a notable award, and being nominated for that does not make an author notable. Barring any indications that WP:NAUTHOR #3 is met, it looks like it might just be too soon for an article about this person. Tachs mentions Google hits – could you give some examples of reliable sources (that is, links to the sources themselves) that you found? Anything written by the person himself is irrelevant here (including any academic papers found through GScholar), as is Goodreads, and anything from book sellers. --bonadea contributions talk 21:07, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Malayala Manorama 1, Malayala Manorama 2, Malayala Manorama 3,Mathrubhumi Marunadan Malayali, all are Malayalam news media houses.--jojo@nthony (talk) 03:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Unless SIGCOV is discovered this subject does not meet the current criteria for retention/inclusion as laid out in WP:N. SNG's are fine for article creation. The article should and will be tested against GNG criteria. It does not pass this criteria as it currently stands. --ARoseWolf (Talk) 21:16, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. No secondary sources included. Good bibliography section, but I only see primary sources. If the subject is notable it should have at least some secondary sources to back it up, if this is subject to change during the consensus, I will change my vote per WP:HEY. CAVETOWNFAN (talk) 14:13, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@CAVETOWNFAN: Malayala Manorama 1, Malayala Manorama 2, Malayala Manorama 3,Mathrubhumi Marunadan Malayali, Pallikutam, all these are secondary sources from leading Malayalam magazines.--jojo@nthony (talk) 09:01, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Vaticidalprophet (talk) 06:19, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep, per WP:NAUTHOR. From the sources provided above, his books seem to have been the subject of multiple independent reviews. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 08:49, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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