Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anwer Ali

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:59, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anwer Ali

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No sources, very probable hoax. Globg (talk) 22:01, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Globg (talk) 22:01, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Globg (talk) 22:01, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: per nom. Unsourced article...???? Kolma8 (talk) 22:29, 15 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Article has no sources, and I couldn't find any through an online search. While it's possible there are sources out there, this article has not had any since its creation. Plus, those sources would have to be enough to demonstrate notability. The Muhammad Shah article mentions him once, in an unsourced paragraph with almost the same exact wording as this article. That article says he escaped to his grand aunt Jahanara Begum, whose article has no mention of him. HoneycrispApples (talk) 03:18, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- @HoneycrispApples: It is important to note that the aforementioned text was added by the same user who wrote the two articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_Shah&diff=544075776&oldid=544061360 Globg (talk) 17:40, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Good find. Seeing as how a single user apparently added all the information on this, it's beginning to look like a WP:HOAX to me. Some more evidence: this diff. The user in question said: "The article is created by me. He is my fore father and the information given therein is true and correct." This is already a red flag, something isn't true just because someone said so, especially when we don't have any evidence that Anwer Ali is a real person. And according to that same post, Anwer Ali was part of Kunwar Singh's court, but if we have a look at Badar Ali's article, Nazir Ali was a revenue minister under Kunwar Singh, not Anwer. That user has made some other questionable edits, like this one. An unsourced addition which essentially says that 2.5 lakh (1 lakh is 100,000 , so that's 250,000) delegates unanimously appointed Aeltemesh Rein as their president; a bit hard to believe without a source. Moving on to the Mohammad Aeltemesh article, the same user made yet another questionable edit. We can be reasonably sure that Mohammad Aeltemesh is a real person, but for the rest of his family all we have is the word of one editor. HoneycrispApples (talk) 18:48, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as explained above. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 09:14, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete it is so strange that unsourced article stands out for that long on the mainspace. Could be WP:HOAX and could be eligible for speedy deletion. This article have no claim of notability, and have no source at all. A search on the Google turns up nothing, more specific search about him being Muhammad Shah's son is going back to this particular Wikipedia article. SunDawn (talk) 08:32, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I am also nominating the following related page because this has the same author, is the son of the above, and similarly uncited:

To other editors: note this has a separate page, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Badar Ali. Geschichte (talk) 16:38, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as explained by HoneycrispApples. Powerful Karma (talk) 06:03, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails GNG lacks significant coverage. Peneplavím (talk) 03:36, 22 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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