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before the question. Again, welcome! WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:03, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
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I have nominated Ramanananda Maharshi, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ramanananda Maharshi. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
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I am not sure why these references are not enough..In the sai newsletter there is a review of book as well....
Also The blog paramagurusai.blogspot.com is not related to the Shirdi Sai Anugraha Peetam. You can verify the authenticity.
Paramagurusai (talk) 03:40, 3 January 2010 (UTC) Paramagurusai
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An edit you made to the Ramanananda Maharshi article appears to be unconstructive and I have reverted it. Regards, PDCook (talk) 04:59, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
When you added references to the Ramanananda Maharshi article, you wrote on the talk page: "Hope this satisfies the rules of wikipedia". Unfortunately, they do not. Please review the guidelines at WP:Reliable sources to understand the difference between reliable sources and primary sources. The references you added were all from blogs of the subject's devotees, or the subject's own blog, or advertisements for his books, etc. This does not denote notability. References from independent sources (i.e. publications that have nothing to do with the subject and nothing to gain from writing about him) are required. Since other editors and myself cannot find any such sources, the article has been nominated for deletion. If you cannot improve the quality of the references at the page, I fear that the discussion will almost certainly agree on deletion. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:34, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for your insights. Well after seeing the rules I have to agree on Delete as well. Even though it is my article, I have to follow what wikipedia stands for. My only other question is can I adjust the article to just keep the biography and remove everything else (including image) in the page because that does not have any claims? and would the provided references work for atleast that? Else please go ahead and delete entire article. Thanks Again. Paramagurusai (talk) 22:29, 5 January 2010 (UTC)