Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neem Karoli Baba
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
The result was Speedy Keep. Andrew Levine 20:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
non-notable and non-verifiable miracle worker, maybe a local celebrity, but evidently not notable enough to deserver a Wikipedia article Skobelief 17:31, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep, speedily in my opinion. Article cites references. Neem Karoli Baba is the guru of Ram Dass, Krishna Das, and Bhagavan Das, three of the most famous American Hindus. google search. Placing afd notice was User:Skobelief's 18th edit. I don't know who he is a sockpuppet of. — goethean ॐ 17:47, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Seems valid! Missvain 17:48, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Ultra-speedy instant Keep Notable person - several books written about him. Well known in the U.S. and in India. Can an admin do this quickly? Clearly this is an abuse of the AdD tag. What's to keep people from putting an AfD tag on anything? ॐ Priyanath 17:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- comment: nothing stops people from tagging for AfD; that's why we have debates before deleting tagged stuff. What's notable to me may have been tagged by you; the discussion is to determine whether it's notable at large. --user:Qviri 18:45, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- comment: I understand, but the subject seems so obviously notable, universally and at large, as the comments here declare, that it appears to be an abuse of the AfD process to me. Are five speedy keeps, two keeps, and no deletes enough for an admin to speedy keep this article? ॐ Priyanath 18:59, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- comment: nothing stops people from tagging for AfD; that's why we have debates before deleting tagged stuff. What's notable to me may have been tagged by you; the discussion is to determine whether it's notable at large. --user:Qviri 18:45, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- Ageo020 (T • C) 18:02, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy keep -- A local celebrity can't have a book about him by several notable writers and connections in New Mexico! -- Szvest Wiki me up ® 18:40, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep Hu12 18:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy keep, clearly notable. KillerChihuahua?!? 18:52, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy Keep - Seems to be a bad faith nomination --NRS | T/M\B 18:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Snowy Keep, this is clearly notable enough.-- danntm T C 20:01, 14 November 2006 (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.