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The result was delete. clearly stronger arguments for deleting the article - not to mention the SPAs JForget 03:06, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
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This article cites sources and makes claims to notability, but the sources and the notability claims do not match. I can't find any sources that suggest ths subject is notable. Mkativerata (talk)on wikibreak 21:12, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
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- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- Mkativerata (talk)on wikibreak 21:13, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
- Speedy delete. Autobiographical spam. StAnselm (talk) 22:03, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
- Delete - Non notable (clearing civil service exam does not make one notable)--Sodabottle (talk) 04:18, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
- Keep - Extremely notable - I checked all the references. It says that he is the first deaf person in India to clear the Civil Services Exam. Clearing the Civil Services Exam does indeed make him extremely notable. Just 400 odd candidates make it every year in India and all the highest bureaucratic appointments in India are made through this exam. It is indeed a great achievement and his handicap makes it even greater...Venkireddy (talk) 04:47, 1 March 2010 (UTC) — Venkireddy (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- There are no reliable sources supporting the claim that he was the first deaf person to pass the exam. This source is not reliable: the subject makes the claim himself and (appropriately) couches it with the adverb "probably". In any case, being a person with a disability who passes an exam (however difficult) is not notable in and of itself. --Mkativerata 05:38, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
- Keep - It seems that none of the people who have so far shared their thoughts on this matter know the subject personally. I know the subject personally and am qualified to comment on the facts and circumstances mentioned. His biggest achievement is not clearing the civil services examination. The other achievements that are mentioned in the article make him one of the most notable people featured in Wikipedia. Feel free to make whatever enquiries you wish make in this matter to satisfy yourself about the accuracy of these facts. He has not provided any sources for these notability claims because of the sensitive nature of these matters. These matters have not become public as yet. When they become public knowledge he will cite appropriate sources. In the meantime, you can seek third party confirmation if you so wish. Or else you can even contact him directly through his Facebook or Google profiles. The subject is without doubt or qualification extremely notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sairajkumar (talk • contribs) 07:09, 1 March 2010 (UTC) — Sairajkumar (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
- Delete - The article cites an interview with the subject. There is an editorial where he is mentioned. And he is mentioned here. The other sources in the article aren't useful for establishg notability. Taken together, I don't see the sources as being sufficient to establish this person as notable for the purposes of inclusion in Wikipedia. -- Whpq (talk) 17:31, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
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