Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adib Shishakly (activist)

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The result was delete. Tone 16:49, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Adib Shishakly (activist)

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Fails to meet GNG. Subject does appear to have any claim of notability in the Sphere of Syrian politics other than very trivial mentions here and there in not so reliable/notable media. Being somewhat related to a famous Syrian Politician and sharing his last name (and first) is not and should not be a factor in Wikipedia article-worthiness. Yabroq (talk) 20:21, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

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• Delete - I support with the deletion request.--HD86 (talk) 04:30, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
• Keep - As a founder of the SNC and VP of the SNB he is clearly notable. The article is well sourced and I can’t see how the encyclopaedia would be improved by deleting this. Mccapra (talk) 10:32, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Randykitty (talk) 17:41, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nosebagbear (talk) 21:28, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

• COMMENT This article should not be deleted without getting input from AR-fluent editors regarding Arabic language sources, particularly those cited in the article. It seems likely that their coverage of this man may be greater. FOARP (talk) 21:36, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
• COMMENT The Arabic sources cited are from Asharq Al-Awsat which is the most authoritative and widely-read newspaper in the Arab world. Shishaskli's views are solicited in these interviews not as a private citizen but because of his standing in the Syrian opposition. The sources for this article are impeccable. Mccapra (talk) 20:47, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. There is clear citation overkill here (e.g. for one piece of information, there are fourteen links!) but analysis show up their worth. First, we have lots of YouTube videos although that website is not acceptable in establishing notability. Then, there are reports in acceptable indeed sources, such as Reuters (here), the The Hindu (here), or Al Jazeera (here), but they mention the subject only once or in passing, their focus being on the Syrian opposition generally or on other persons. The Bloomberg link seems dead. And then we have a conglomeration of puffed up texts in Arab language media of dubious merit. Nothing much. -The Gnome (talk) 11:30, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

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