Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/GMB Akash

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 keep. General consensus that the article is notable (non-admin closure) Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:11, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Article written like a self-promoting resume. Not notable enough as a photographer. No non-trivial coverage on news and media found. There are many photographers of similar profile in Bangladesh; we are not gonna make a directory of all of them on Wikipedia. nafSadh did say 20:55, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions. nafSadh did say 20:57, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Photography-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:54, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:54, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak keep, on the basis Akash has won a number of significant awards, as proven by the UK news articles. He seems to be a widely exhibited international photographer. The excessive tag-bombing last month was not entirely justified. Of course, I'm not convinced everything on that list is actually an award and the article could do with better secondary sourcing. Sionk (talk) 22:42, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I could say WP:TOOSOON, but it is too too soon. ~ nafSadh did say 02:27, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Represented by Panos Pictures. (Which is currently a red link, which just goes to show that Wikipedia is a bit ... challenged.) Poor article, dismally sourced, on somebody who is clearly noteworthy. If there are indeed many photographers of similar profile in Bangladesh, I hope we are gonna make a directory of all of them on Wikipedia. (Though of course reliably sourced.) -- Hoary (talk) 23:44, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Notable photographer, poor quality of article is WP:SURMOUNTABLE. Keri (talk) 11:08, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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