Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Moideen Koya

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The result was delete. Missvain (talk) 23:39, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Moideen Koya

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Non notable actor/media executive. Has acted in some blink and you miss roles and has no references indicating any of his roles were notable. The rest of the references are from his own site or press releases in which he was mentioned in his role as an executive. The article has been made by a single purpose user, and has mainly been edited only by them. Jupitus Smart 07:23, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Jupitus Smart 07:23, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Arab Emirates-related deletion discussions. Jupitus Smart 07:23, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Jupitus Smart 07:23, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is the creator of the page. The lack of references and sources are disappointing. The mentioned personality is notable not just for the minor appearances in movies. Moideen Koya is a household name to many Indians living in the U.A.E. If I could find newspapers from the past three decades, I can easily provide thousands of references. But on online media, there aren't much references available. Kindly provide clear guidance as to how I can provide proof about the notabality of the concerned personality in this case. Moideen Koya is the founder of the then most popular Malayalam radio in the U.A.E. There won't be any references about this in today's media since the ones who took over the radio later have tried their best to hide the fact. Moideen Koya's fame comes from the services and contributions he has made to the Indian community in the U.A.E, which he never wished to publish or make news of. That is the reason there aren't enough references about Moideen Koya. The single purpose user, in this case, decided to create an account because not having such a personality on Wikipedia severely questions the credibility of Wikipedia's inclusion of personalities outside of the western world. A random survey among the Indians in U.A.E will give a clear idea as to how notable Moideen Koya is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ubhasrk (talk • contribs) 15:22, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ubhasrk:Since you or I would be unable to conduct a survey among Indians in UAE and publish the results, I would suggest scouting for online/offline references in any language from any major publication that talks in depth about the said personality, and that would be enough to establish notablity. I would also request you to indicate any conflict of interest you may have as it seems evident that you know the person closely. Jupitus Smart 16:22, 17 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as per Jupitus Smart. Tip to creator - even regional language sources would work. I agree it can be difficult when most of the sources have been in print. But in such cases, there is always something or the other in archives or google books etc. Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 16:10, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 14:39, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.