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2018 Bengali teacher recruitment movement

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It is not a significant event, unlike other movements, this is not as significant and also similar protests happen every day, check West Bengali and East Bengali (Bangladeshi) newspapers and read them, such events happen everyday but not every movement deserves a article unless the movement is significant and remembered even after one month of the protest/riot/movement/uprising. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 10:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, India, and West Bengal. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 10:48, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The nominator has failed to make a case why the sourcing situation is insufficient. Cortador (talk) 11:44, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
~~Delete~~ - Show me how this is relevant and enough for a article. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 12:14, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Each and every sentence here is supported by a reliable source. 14 sources are enough for this short article. Somajyoti ✉ 12:18, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Explain properly how It's enough for a separate article, similar movements have occurred every day with even 40 sources and news channels mentioning them, what matters is relevance and then notability, check 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement, it left a result and impact, did this movement leave a similar impact? Regular clashes and movements against type of teachers have also occurred 30 times in Bangladesh in only November 2024, give a proper explanation. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 12:25, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This is undoubtedly a notable and meaningful event. Protests like this don’t happen every day. Incidents like this don’t occur daily in West Bengal. If they do happen and newspapers report them-that is, they can be cited from reliable sources-then separate articles will certainly be created from them. Here, the deaths of two people and mentions of many others being injured are included and for this short article, fourteen sources have been cited which is sufficient. If other editors add more text to the article, then they will surely add more sources as well. Somajyoti ✉ 12:27, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No, they do, in such a massive area with previous incidents of unrest, protests can occur, please say how this left a impact, then I will be convinced after you show its impact and relevance. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 12:37, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See WP:Vandalism Somajyoti ✉ 20:29, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Police, Politics, and Education. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 17:50, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It's difficult to fully ascertain whether this had a lasting impact in Bangladesh as I don't speak the language. That said, the articles cited and machine translated articles seem to point to in-depth coverage. Per WP:PRESERVE, this article should be kept and improved. @User:Somajyoti a more descriptive may be helpful for english wikipedia's audience which is likely not too familiar with protests in Bangladesh. Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 22:08, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This was in West Bengal, not Bangladesh, can you translate the sources? Plus if anyone shows how this movement was impactful, please say, I'll be convinced. BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 10:55, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Somajyoti passes WP:GNG.Major event in West Bengal.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:24, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of sheriffs of Daviess County, Kentucky

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Fails WP:V as no sources seem to have researched this information before. The page, which has no citations, is likely a combination of synthesis and original research. The page further fails WP:N as Daviess County has a population of about 100,000; much larger places lack articles listing their sheriffs. Mad Mismagius (talk) 21:20, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete as not meeting WP:GNG. This is verifiable official sheriff website, but does not receive significant coverage as a role in the county government that is not the head. Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 21:29, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Police-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 02:51, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:LIST, and more importantly, WP:NOTWEBHOST. There is a very thin line between "that's an interesting list of trivia and your special interest is nice" and "this is stealing storage space from a charity that is under investigation from a Fascist regime." Bearian (talk) 07:12, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Godfrey

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Everything is related to his claims of once seeing a UFO. A standard WP:BEFORE fails to find any other point of notability. Fails WP:BLP1E. Chetsford (talk) 01:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, this should have been speedily deleted. For transparency and to avoid bookkeeping chaos, I'll defer to someone else to close this. Sorry. Chetsford (talk) 01:02, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Paranormal, Police, and England. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 01:11, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Plenty of unused sources available to support notability, including [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. It just needs a {{more citations needed}} template at top, per WP:ATD. I'd say it passes WP:BLP1E. 5Q5|^✉ 12:56, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Is Sky History (the first linked source) the same as the History Channel? If so It might not be reliable, as explained at WP:RSPHISTORY. Bonus Person (talk) 13:44, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm unclear how it passes BLP1E if every piece of the scattered coverage relates to his supposed abduction? Indeed, this was the point raised by User:Grim23 and User:LuckyLouie in the first AfD (which closed as delete and which this article seems to be a carbon copy recreation of). Chetsford (talk) 08:50, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 04:55, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep as per comments of 5Q5 Servite et contribuere (talk) 08:33, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Member of Service

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Wikipedia is not a dictionary. This article just gives a definition of a particular term in the jargon of emergency responders and a few examples of when this term might be used. I don't see opportunities for this article to become substantially more than a definition. —Bkell (talk) 16:16, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This article was previously proposed for deletion in 2013 with the rationale "Non-notable dictionary definition" [8]; the PROD tag was removed with the comment "expandable into more than a dicdef" [9]. —Bkell (talk) 16:20, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 18:32, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Law, Police, and Medicine. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 19:07, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Old PROD. Not eligible for soft deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Benison (Beni · talk) 20:01, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to ~~Certified first responder~~ First responder. The two web sources aren't reliable secondary sources, and as far as I can tell this is just another term for more or less the same topic. hinnk (talk) 02:33, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I hadn't clocked that there was a separate First responder article, this page links that term to Certified first responder for whatever reason. I'd still prefer a redirect over deletion since it's a plausible search term, but no strong preference on which target to use. hinnk (talk) 04:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: This is not equivalent to a certified first responder which is a "a person who has completed a course and received certification in providing pre-hospital care for medical emergencies...but they are not necessarily a substitute for more advanced emergency medical care rendered by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics" it is more similar to First responder but I don't think that should be a redirect target. In my view this article can only saved by showing it is a term with a unique history and usage outside of being a possible meaning of the acronym MOS. Moritoriko (talk) 03:46, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]