Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Gopikrishnan

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The result was keep. Barkeep49 (talk) 00:42, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

J. Gopikrishnan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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The sources present in the article itself are either not independent, not reliable or are passing mentions. A before search presents a similar picture with mostly passing mention that too mostly from unreliable sources. At best the subject is a boderline case of WP:BLP1E. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 22:14, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 22:14, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 22:14, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Very limited notability for the 2G spectrum case, which fails WP:N - a once-off success does not mean we need to have an entire article about them. Especially when the article is in rather desperate need of a tone rewrite. ItsPugle (please ping on reply) 10:41, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Found few reliable references such as The Hindu and Hindustan Times. Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards is also a notability factor.Priyanjali singh (talk) 16:31, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Priyanjali singh: Would you be able to please provide those sources, as well as evidence for the claim that Gopikrishnan received that award? ItsPugle (please ping on reply) 02:35, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ItsPugle: Found these resources and i think these are enough to justify the subject's notability. Thhindu, HindustanTimes, ZeeNews. Priyanjali singh (talk) 05:41, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Priyanjali singh: The Hindu and ZeeNews sources gives a somewhat passive, one-sentence mention about Gopikrishnan, which was limited to again, the 2G spectrum scandal (See WP:NTEMP and WP:SUSTAINED) and the Hindustan source only lists Gopikrishnan as someone who gave evidence in a trial. I don't quite think that's notable enough. ItsPugle (please ping on reply) 09:56, 31 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: As per WP:ANYBIO and WP:JOURNALIST. He was the pioneer in exposing 2G case which had huge social and political impact in India. He also won Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2009, which can arguably be called the most prestigious journalism award in India. Both these facts can be confirmed on Indian Express website (which is good RS in WP), Ramnath Goenka Organization Website, Live Mint article. These facts alone qualify the subject as notable. - Roller26 (talk) 20:06, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Subject qualifies WP:JOURNALIST. -Hatchens (talk) 05:01, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep: Qualifies WP:JOURNALIST and a famous journalist in south India . -Patrickmee (talk) 05:30, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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