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Articles for deletion

Sana Khan

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Sana Khan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Since retiring from acting in 2020 and marrying Mufti Anas Sayed, Sana Khan has not received any independent & substantive coverage in reliable sources, with only minor attention arising from her occasional controversial statements. She does not remain notable in any way now. Chronos.Zx (talk) 01:16, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Devdutta Manisha Baji

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Fails WP:NMUSICIAN. I removed a ton of unsourced content but even what is left is just mentions and a lot of those are WP:NEWSORGINDIA. CNMall41 (talk) 16:48, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Bands and musicians, and India. CNMall41 (talk) 16:48, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @CNMall41,
    Firstly, thank you for reviewing the page. Every notice is a new learning experience for me, and I have carefully gone through your comments.
    • Please forgive me if I have not used the correct Wikipedia technical terms. I usually use generic terminology to convey points, though I do try to follow Wikipedia guidelines as best as I can.
    Regarding the Devdutta article: I won't claim he is notable without basis, and though I wrote the article, I’m not approaching it with bias. I would like to present a logical, reference-based defense for my work. Beyond that, you all are the experts, and I trust your decision.
    Let me address the points one by one:
    1. WP:NEWSORGINDIA
    Since I don’t know the subject personally, I cannot confirm whether he or his production houses paid for the articles referenced. I used sources that I found available online. Therefore, I have no comment on their promotional nature. If you have any suggestions or tools to help identify whether a link is paid/promotional, that would be really helpful for my future articles.
    2. Removal of Unsourced Data
    Yes, he is also a singer. I found his name listed on the music apps I use, and also in Wikipedia film tables where he is credited for singing. However, I remember a previous admin mentioning that a Wikipedia article cannot be used as a reference for another Wikipedia article. So, I didn’t cite them. And since platforms like Spotify or JioSaavn are not accepted as references, I couldn’t use those either. Thank you for cleaning up the unsourced information. It would be great if you could guide me on how to properly cite chartbusters or music credits.
    ----
    Defense Based on WP:NMUSICIAN
    I’ve reviewed the WP:NMUSICIAN guidelines, and I believe the subject meets the criteria for notability for the following reasons:
    a) WP:MUSICIAN - Point 2
    This mentions having a single or album on a national chart. His song “Raja Ala” from Pawankhind was a chartbuster. I’m slightly confused because, in India, songs are mostly part of film soundtracks, unlike in Hollywood where albums and movies are more separate. Still, this subject has composed music for high-budget Marathi films, and several of his songs have been popular.
    b) WP:MUSICIAN - Point 3
    This point seems a bit biased, as it references RIAA certification and Yahoo Music ratings. Indian music directors typically aren't evaluated through such systems. How, then, can Indian subjects qualify under this criterion?
    c) WP:MUSICIAN - Point 4
    Again, this seems tilted toward Western norms. Indian music directors primarily work in film, and their recognition usually comes through movie soundtracks, not necessarily through concerts. Concerts are secondary.
    d) WP:MUSICIAN - Point 5
    I believe the subject qualifies here. His music albums have been released under Zee Music, a reputed label with over 10 years in the industry. Zee itself is a well-established brand.
    e) WP:MUSICIAN - Awards (e.g., Grammy, Academy)
    This also feels biased, as these awards are region-specific. In India, we have our own recognized awards like Filmfare and state-level honors such as Nandi Awards. The subject has received several regional awards and was also nominated for Filmfare Marathi, which I’ve mentioned in the article. Therefore, I believe he satisfies this condition too.
    Finally, I’d like to share that I’m just a movie buff. With the rise of OTT platforms, language barriers have started to fade, and I’ve found myself exploring cinema beyond my native language. I initially began writing about Telugu movies, but then I found inspiration in my mentor and brother @Jayanthkumar123, who was actively contributing articles for Telugu cinema. Later, I saw @DareshMohan bro contributing valuable content for Kannada films.
    That’s when I realized there’s a real need to work on communities like Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, and Bengaliwhere even native-language contributors are very few. I wanted to help bridge that gap and bring more visibility to regional cinema and artists who truly deserve recognition.
    Regarding the issue of paid articles: it’s evident that well-established personalities or large production houses can easily pay to get featured in newspapers and portals—eventually leading to the creation of a Wikipedia article even before the film’s release.
    On the other hand, subjects who lack financial resources and media exposure often have their pages deleted for “lack of citations.” This feels like an unfortunate imbalance, and I hope we can find fairer ways to address it.
    My final input regarding this article is that the subject is notable. He has composed quality music and has several popular songs that have performed well on music apps within the Marathi industry. He is regarded as one of the top music directors in that space.
    My suggestion would be to remove any unsourced content and improve the article in alignment with Wikipedia guidelines. Beyond that, I leave the final decision to the experienced editors—admins, rollbackers @Ab207, and others in the community hierarchy.
    Thank you for this opportunity to learn and grow. Every review is a valuable learning experience for me. - Herodyswaroop (talk) 18:35, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maharashtra-related deletion discussions. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 17:51, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dharavi metro station

Dharavi metro station (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Unable to find sources to show that this meets WP:GNG. There does seems to be a slideshow of photos of the metro station though. Recommend converting it into a redirect to Line 3 (Mumbai Metro). -MPGuy2824 (talk) 12:02, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dadar Metro metro station

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Unable to find sources to show that this meets WP:GNG. There does seems to be a slideshow of photos of the metro station though. Recommend converting it into a redirect to Line 3 (Mumbai Metro). -MPGuy2824 (talk) 11:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Uni Abex

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Lacks Notability. Sources are either primary or in the form of press releases. There is promotional intent too. Rahmatula786 (talk) 11:34, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep I see no reason that this "lacks notability". The current state of the article is poor and needs better sourcing, per WP:V, but that's not the same thing. Clearly this company exists, has existed for a long time, and is substantial (market cap of >500 Crore / £4B). Given that the article was only created today, I'm in no rush to delete it on such a weak basis. Editors are always welcome to do some of the legwork here and help to expand coverage. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:44, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Simply existing or existing for a long time does not automatically mean that a subject is notable. A market cap of >£4b - while quite large and impressive, does not signify coverage in reliable, secondary sources, although it is expected that there would be such. Unless further sources are presented, there is no real reason to believe that the subject is notable by means of WP:NCORP or WP:GNG. WormEater13 (talk • contribs) 15:23, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The references provided in the article, are company's biography or 'Self Published'. I can not see any substantial coverage that satisfies GNG criteria. Rajeev Gaur123 (talk) 13:02, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Siddhesh Kadam

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Fails NPOL, not inherently notable, sources are not significant and are only annoucing his appointment and coverage related to a small controversy, but no significant coverage of the subject found in multiple reliable sources. GrabUp - Talk 05:38, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pammi Baweja

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No coverage in reliable publications. Afstromen (talk) 08:45, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mumbai Regional Congress Committee

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Fails WP:GNG, not a notable state unit of the Indian National Congress, as it is only a region within a state and has no legislative assembly having noteworthy state-level elections. Only the units of states and union territories having legislative assemblies are notable enough to have their own articles. — Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 03:47, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 04:33, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Meher Pudumjee

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A promotional biography of a businesswoman fails WP:GNG and WP:NBIO. None of the sources constitute WP:SIGCOV. Majorly citations are WP:NEWSORGINDIA, WP:ROUTINE, and WP:TRIVIALMENTIONS. Just a detailed resume WP:NOTRESUME. TC-BT-1C-SI (talk) 11:06, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 14:19, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@B-Factor The 3 Indian news sources are questionable at best due to the high possibility of undisclosed sponsored reporting, especially in reporting people of borderline notability.
Forbes is a reliable source but I'm not sure if that blurb will be enough to pass WP:SIGCOV. It doesn't talk about her personal life at all. ApexParagon (talk) 14:41, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thermax

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Consensus has been that notability is not automatic in WP:LISTED (or any other) case. Fails to meet WP:NCORP, WP:CORPDEPTH. Indian media sources, whether on or off Wikipedia, should be viewed with caution, as they often present press releases as news WP:RSNOI. Apart from that, activities like announcing annual/quarterly results, joint ventures, capacity expansion news etc., are merely routine coverage WP:ROUTINE, regardless of where they are published. TC-BT-1C-SI (talk) 11:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1. Report by HDFC Securities - There is a disclaimer on slide number 11, which clearly states the following; "HSL or its associates might have received any compensation from the companies mentioned in the report during the period preceding twelve months from t date of this report for services in respect of managing or co-managing public offerings, corporate finance, investment banking or merchant banking, brokerage services or other advisory service in a merger or specific transaction in the normal course of business."
2. Report by YES Securities - The disclaimer on page number 11 explicitly states the following: "Since YSL and its associates are engaged in various businesses in the financial services industry, they may have financial interest or may have received compensation for investment banking or merchant banking or brokerage services or for any other product or services of whatsoever nature from the subject company(ies) in the past twelve months or associates of YSL may have managed or co-managed public offering of securities in the past twelve months of the subject company(ies) whose securities are discussed herein." and "Associates of YSL may have actual/beneficial ownership of 1% or more and/or other material conflict of interest in the securities discussed herein."
3. Report by PL Capital - At page number 8, in the Disclaimer section (Indian clients), we can find the following texts; "PL may from time to time solicit or perform investment banking or other services for any company mentioned in this document." and "PL or its associates might have received compensation from the subject company in the past twelve months."
These disclaimers are printed in a very small fonts in most cases, and we only noticed them recently because of Senco Gold's AfD. It's apparent that such 'analyst' reports don't qualify as reliable under WP:IS. Charlie (talk) 05:46, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@CharlieMehta Thank you for your analysis. Imcdc Contact 10:29, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering (talk) 01:17, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Keep Changed !vote based on a closer read of the declarations and not just the disclaimers, sufficient content in the reports to meet NCORP criteria. Delete Analyst report which contain disclaimers are not analyst reports, they're promotional advertorials. None of the sourcing meets NCORP criteria for establishing notability. HighKing++ 17:47, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment CharlieMehta has quoted what appear to be generic disclaimers that every analyst must print on every single report, as required by SEBI guidelines for all registered analysts. We need to look at their "disclosure" specifically about the subject company of this particular report:
  1. The analyst who authored the HDFC Securities report writes on Page 11, We also certify that no part of our compensation was, is, or will be directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendation(s) or view(s) in this report. Research Analyst or her relative or HDFC Securities Ltd. does not have any financial interest in the subject company. Further Research Analyst or her relative or HDFC Securities Ltd. or its associate does not have any material conflict of interest.
  2. The analyst who authored the Yes Securities report writes on Page 11, The analyst hereby certifies that opinion expressed in this research report accurately reflect his or her personal opinion about the subject securities and no part of his or her compensation was, is or will be directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendation and opinion expressed in this research report, along with a table that clearly states that the analyst and Yes Securities Limited have no financial interest, no material conflict of interest, received no compensation from the subject company, not performed any investment banking or merchant banking or brokerage services, and not co-managed public offering of securities for the subject company which dispels the wording in the standard disclaimer.
  3. The analyst who authored the PL Capital report writes on Page 8, We also certify that no part of our compensation was, is, or will be directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendation(s) or view(s) in this report.
Pinging @CharlieMehta: so that they can keep this in mind for this as well as any future AfDs of WP:LISTED companies. Yuvaank (talk) 11:53, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have noticed that as well. The disclosure appears to contradict the disclaimer within the same document. While SEBI likely has its own rationale for requiring both, it seems thatdisclosures suggest an absence of bias, whereasdisclaimers imply that bias might exist but is being acknowledged to avoid responsibility or legal consequences. This contradiction leads me to question the independency of such reports, but ultimately, the interpretation is up to the majority. Charlie (talk) 12:16, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The key question must be, where in those reports can we see in-depth "independent content" about the company. Independent content isn't regurgitating company financial information, nor regurgitating the "outlook" that the company itself has on future business, or saying (based on company-provided financials) that "Q2 was stronger than Q1". The HSL analyst report has "Our Take" on the first page but arguably contains very little "indepdendent content" but there is a sentence, maybe two. The next section is better. Overall, I would say that there is enough in-depth reporting and independent comments/opinion in this report to meet NCORP criteria. Similarly, for Yes Securities, it goes beyond (just) regurgitating financial information and analyses performance in order to sythesise an opinion on future performance. In my opinion (and YMMV) the PL Capital report is too thin, insufficient independent content. Based on two good reports, I've changed my !vote. HighKing++ 15:19, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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