Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Achyut Godbole

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The result was delete. Black Kite (talk) 15:16, 28 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Achyut Godbole

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Article has no reliable sources. The content and the notability of the subject, is highly questionable. Seems to be a fan page. Prashant Serai (talk) 10:16, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep - There are many reliable sources on the net. I do agree that many of the sources are not cited but I was not able to do it due to lack of time. I would like to request if someone can give citations to the article. Thanks -- Abhijeet Safai (talk) 10:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC).[reply]
It seems that some fan has added lot of unsourced material and I agree that it is looking like some kind of advertisement. I shall remove such material soon. Thanks. -- Abhijeet Safai (talk) 10:35, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Didn't find evidence for whichever possibly noteworthy claims I checked. Please provide a sufficient case for notability with evidence. Prashant Serai (talk) 10:44, 10 December 2012 (UTC) In fact, if the crap is removed, and only the verifiable facts are retained, they would be barely meat enough for a mention on Wikipedia in a suitable article, definitely not a biographic article. Prashant Serai (talk) 10:52, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually, Mr. Godbole has done intensive work in the field of Information Technology, has worked as Head of leading companies and has written really good books. However, I agree that the page is really badly written. I will try to improve it as soon as I can. I can give citations, but it will take time. Please do not delete the page completely by then. Prathamesh Patki (talk) 10:48, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Fails WP:GNG, belongs on LinkedIn--Nixie9 (talk) 18:57, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete - Of the "leading companies" mentioned, L& T Infotech, Patni could definitely be counted as quite notable to head. However, in spite of them being such popular companies, how come nowhere other than his own writings and some unknown blogs, is there any mention about him having headed them? Most of the information on the page is blatantly copy pasted from "achyutgodbole.com", which does not count as a reliable source under Wikipedia guidelines. I request you to at least establish his notability if the page has to be kept, after that you can build the article as slowly as you may like. Prashant Serai (talk) 13:31, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Prashantserai, please do not vote multiple times. At Wikipedia we don't count votes. But please feel free to comment and say as you wish and as many times you wish. I have hence striked your Delete Votes but kept your comments. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:51, 13 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:22, 16 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:22, 16 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment:

Dharmadhyaksha, your reference does establish notability, point accepted. And thanks for pointing out my errors on voting.

And Prathamesh and Abhijeet, please remove highly tricky statements such as "contributed to building of companies such as Patni (GM)...Syntel (Managing Director)...L&T Infotech (CEO)..." The positions written in the parentheses give an impression that he occupied those positions. If that is actually true, how come all you get is fan blogs and his own writings on google that mention these. There are various other fanboy-ish and ambiguous statements that give a wrong impression. In fact, to me, this kind of writing gives the impression that the guy is completely self proclaimed. Hope there is no need to flood the page with citation needed tags and other similar actions, and you shall rectify the same. Kindly acknowledge so that I know you have read this. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prashantserai (talk • contribs) 10:09, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz talk 19:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would like to reiterate that most of the fat claims about this person are found to be supported only in his own writings, or blogs by his fans and possibly paid bloggers. I agree the introduction of his book, cited by Dharmadhyaksha is written in third person, but it is his book afterall, and the way in which the introduction mentions "He has traveled abroad on more than 150 occasions...to promote software business." makes it sound like a carelessly edited version of a draft supplied by the subject of the article. if he really is an IT Wizard, how come his website is in such a shabby state. If on whatever grounds, the decider deems the article provided by Dharmadhyaksha not sufficient, then the article should be moved to a special page where it may be developed before it can be included. If a decision is taken to not delete the article, I would vouch for a timeline at the end of which, fat claims that continue to be unsupported or inadequately supported, will be deleted from the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prashantserai (talk • contribs) 18:02, 22 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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