Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Samaha

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. Mojo Hand (talk) 15:03, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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All where she worked and what she did; no indication of notability. Htanaungg (talk) 08:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Htanaungg (talk) 08:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Htanaungg (talk) 08:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lebanon-related deletion discussions. Htanaungg (talk) 08:15, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. Senior editor at several major Middle Eastern newspapers. Not sure why you you think he was female. Dsp13 (talk) 00:45, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 08:48, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Isn't "where he worked and what he did" exactly what should be in a biographical article? What do you expect? Phil Bridger (talk) 21:27, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:19, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Oh his mother worked hard? Weasel words. Hardly any sources for an article of this size and I can't validate them/can't read the language. Oaktree b (talk) 22:37, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep This article has some media coverage and the creator of this article is a Senior editor. HelpingWorld (talk) 06:29, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  The creator of this article is irrelevant to whether the subject is notable, but, anyway, only has a few dozen edits at English Wikipedia, so is hardly a senior (let alone Senior) editor. Phil Bridger (talk) 10:25, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep per WP:GNG. While the depth of coverage in English-language sources might be limited, he has obituaries in Taiwan News (via Associated Press)[1], Gulf News[2], and Al-Ahram Weekly[3], and some discussion in The War on Lebanon: A Reader. All sources indicate he was a prominent journalist and thinker. Presumably there are reviews of his book that can add critical perspective. Relatively less significant details of personal life can be removed or reduced. Articles for deletion is not articles for cleanup, and notability is based on the level of coverage in reliable, secondary sources (in any language), not the quality or sources in a Wikipedia article at any point in time, per WP:ARTN and WP:NEXIST. --Animalparty! (talk) 00:18, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. editors in chief of important newspapers are generally notable . Someone who has the necessary skills and access should indeed look for reviews of the books- DGG ( talk ) 07:27, 19 December 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.