Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bhakti Vikasa Swami

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The result was delete. Core desat 06:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bhakti Vikasa Swami

Non notable individual. Wikipedia is not for advertisements for particular gurus or swamis, it is a resource for notable individuals. Article has no independent third party sources. Does not meet the standards of Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Ism schism (talk) 08:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions. —Ism schism (talk) 08:02, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. —Ism schism (talk) 08:03, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Individual is a non notable guru or swami. Article does not specify notabilty at all and reads like an advertisement for this particular person. There are no independent third party reliable sources at all, and no claims of notability are given. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 08:07, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete As per nom. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 11:16, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Individual is well known within Gaudiya Vaishnavism, and on an international basis within Vaishnava Hinduism. Significant as an early member of ISKCON, as a western convert to Hinduism, and as a Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and guru. Gouranga(UK) (talk) 11:30, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Additional comment - Bhakti Vikas Swami has also written a number of books (see here). Although this link is commercial, it should be possible to find details of these publications in order to establish notability. Gouranga(UK) (talk) 13:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The number of books an individual writes does not establish notability. Many preachers write books. Ism schism (talk) 15:15, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I have not been able to find any independent reliable online sources on this individual. Matchups (talk) 11:37, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails to satisfy Wikipedia standards for notability of people. Edison (talk) 16:16, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above comments. --L. Pistachio (talk) 18:51, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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