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The result was delete. Kevin (talk) 21:34, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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2nd nom. Article does not assert notability in that it does not assert why the subject is important or otherwise worthy of note. Being a member of the media does not give automatic qualification and any source from the BBC are not independent as he works there. No sources are given that establish notability with the possible exception of the interview, which is in Farsi(?) so I cannot personally confirm. Declined speedy repost/notability. See also previous AfD. Cquan ^{(after the beep...)} 21:05, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep I declined the repost speedy delete because it was not the same as the earlier posting. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:05, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• There are many independent sources , included wall street journal and fox news showing his picture and crediting him as bbc persian TV presenter. Check google search result for Fardad Farahzad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Graph wiki2009 (talk • contribs) 01:30, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. The wall street journal article, so far as what is available online, does not even mention him. Anything from the BBC is not independent. Cquan ^{(after the beep...)} 01:50, 14 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Cquan on Wall Street Journal page you can clearly see his picture along with the the description , If you can not find it you may press Ctrl + F in your browser and then enter his name " Fardad Farahzad" , I'm sure you will find it.There are about 25000 search result for him too , you may find more pictures and description about him on Fox , BBC , Daily News , AP and more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Graph wiki2009 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Iran-related deletion discussions. -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:49, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:49, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. The WSJ article is available by subscription only and the publicly available text does not mention him. Every hit on google I have examined has been a trivial listing of him as a reporter for BBC (largely cloned listings as well) and are not sources "about where he is the subject". Fame does not constitute notability, see WP:FAME and WP:NOTE. Cquan ^{(after the beep...)} 07:03, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment In respect to WSJ , there is no subscription required to read the article. The article is written by By AARON O. PATRICK and near 3rd paragraph WSJ used Fardad Farahzad's photo along with clear description. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124657126904288627.html .

As he is an Iranian figure most of the articles are in farsi however there are about 25000 in english as well , as we know google will not list too many cloned articles in its search result. Graph wiki2009 02:25, 19 October 2009 (GMT)

• Comment The number of articles and provided links shows the accuracy. 19:23, 21 October 2009 (BST) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Atlasiali (talk • contribs)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:56, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Relisting comment. At this point there is not enough participation to determine consensus and since the article is a BLP, I'm relisting a second time instead of closing "no consensus". --Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fardad Farahzad reports the news, he doesn't make the news. As far as I can see he is just another journo doing his job. I don't see anything where HE is the subject being reported on--ClubOranje^T 11:56, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Insufficient evidence of notability. JohnnyB256 (talk) 18:25, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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