Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akhtar Sheerani

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The result was Speedy Keep. Without checking the veracity of offline sources provided by User:TheAafi, withdrawing this nomination assuming in good faith, that TheAafi have checked the sources they have cited. (non-admin closure) - hako9 (talk) 04:53, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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All refs are either WP:UGC, WP:YT, or unreliable. Couldn't find any WP:SIGCOV beyond passing mentions. The dawn article has a passing mention. Found a scroll article with his mention. Another unreliable source [1] with little coverage. There could be reliable local print sources since the person died in 48, but they need to be produced. Since the article has been up since 2007, I am assuming there aren't any reliable sources with significant coverage. - hako9 (talk) 20:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. - hako9 (talk) 20:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. - hako9 (talk) 20:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. - hako9 (talk) 20:09, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Very notable romantic poet (1905 - 1948) in the Indian subcontinent. Dawn newspaper reference gives a short profile which is not a 'passing mention'. Pakistan Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor in 2005, so there is hardly a question about his notability. Yes, the person died in 1948. I did the best I could with available sources. I'll go ahead and include 2 above-mentioned references found by the nominator soon in the article and move the YouTube sources to external links. Ngrewal1 (talk) 20:47, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Dawn ref is not sigcov. As for the commemorative postage stamp, this claim needs reliable sources. Laughable that a stamp claimed to have been issued by Pak postal services in 2005, is referenced to paknetmag.blogspot.com. While you are at it, please also delete the whole "Works" and "Style and influence on Urdu poetry" sections, lest I do it myself. Each and every line in those sections is unverified. - hako9 (talk) 21:21, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do whatever your little heart desires. Your article improvement efforts will be welcome. Go for it. Ngrewal1 (talk) 21:43, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep WorldCat has entries of two works that significantly discuss Sheerani and his works viz. Ak̲h̲tar Shīrānī aur jadīd Urdū adab (Akhtar Sheerani and Modern Urdu Literature) authored by Yunus Hasani and Akhtar Śīrāni, fan aur śak̲h̲siyat (Akhtar Shirani: Life and Art), authored by Hanumāna Siṃhala. This is what makes it pass the WP:GNG. The article might be in bad condition and would need to be improved but its subject is notable enough. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:32, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  There's a third book, Ak̲h̲tar Shīrānī kī jinsī aur rūmānī shāʻirī (Akhtar Shirani and Romantic Poetry), authored by Qamar Jahān̲ and published from Bhagalpur. This is more than enough. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:39, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  Not just two or three, there are five books that discuss Shirani, as the records of five books I could find on WorldCat. I guess this AfD should be speedily closed as keep. Hako9 Do you still have any doubts on the notability of Shirani? ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:53, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  I've added the details of all of the five books in the article in the Bibliography section. ─ The Aafī ^(talk) 17:54, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment . As I said above earlier, I have moved the 2 YouTube links to the article's External links and have added 2 more book references. This article is in fairly good shape now. Ngrewal1 (talk) 20:27, 25 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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