Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bishan Singh (soldier)

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The result was delete. Tone 13:06, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bishan Singh (soldier)

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Fails WP:SOLDIER and WP:GNG. Yet another article about a non-notable Indian soldier created by blocked User:Siddsg Mztourist (talk) 09:10, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Mztourist (talk) 09:14, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Mztourist (talk) 09:15, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete fails SOLDIER by rank and top award. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 12:22, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Personal opinion, yes, but I would consider that being a recipient of the MVC, MC and OBI is sufficient for notability. This is unusually highly decorated even without a second-level gallantry award. -- Necrothesp (talk) 22:15, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As you know, I am flexible about this stuff, but really, these others are third-ranked awards at best (and probably the OBI is on the lower tier of third-level). I am not keen on encouraging mission-creep from the one first-level or two second-level awards in SOLDIER. This would be equivalent to a British Army captain with a DSO and MC & Bar being presumed notable, and I don't think we want to go there given there have been 16,000 DSOs handed out, and there will be hundreds with additional third-level awards. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:27, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. Three second- and third-level gallantry awards is pretty unusual in the Commonwealth. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:58, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. One second-level award and a rank of subedar (captain) fail SOLDIER. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:06, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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