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The result was no consensus with leave to speedy renominate. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:58, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Dashrath Chand

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I cannot find sufficient RS coverage of this person, reflecting notability. Speedy deletion was declined by Cunard. Zero refs, despite being tagged since 2010. Epeefleche (talk) 03:19, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Under the wise advice of wp:before, I made a good-faith attempt to confirm that substantial RS coverage reflecting notability does not exist. I didn't see such substantial RS coverage (and still don't). Two snippets are not generally deemed substantial RS coverage, and indeed many among us would not rely on such bare snippets at all. The snippets are so truncated that we don't even see one complete sentence that mentions his name.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:02, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
That is a very interesting discussion about snippets that reached no consensus. I believe that in a case like this, a wide array of snippets available through Google Books and Google News Archive can establish notability, and confirm the general outlines of the claims in the article. Perhaps it would be best to list them in a "Further reading" section rather than as inline references. Here's a 2009 news story that begins: "The first Martyrs' Day after Nepal became a republican state by overthrowing the monarchy is being observed today throughout the country. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal garlanded the statues of martyrs at the Martyrs' Memorial Park in Lainchour Thursday morning." It went on the say: "Martyrs day is observed every year in the memory of four martyrs Dharma Bhakta Mathema Dashrath Chand Gangalal Shrestha and Shukraraj Shastri . . ." Admittedly, I can't read the whole story but what is there is clearly enough to show that this person is widely regarded as a national martyr in Nepal. It would be wonderful if this article was edited and referenced by a Nepali editor with full access to the sources, but I think that the best solution in this particular case is to keep the article and improve it a bit with the many sources we can glimpse, rather than deleting an article about what to me at least, is clearly a notable topic. I do understand your concerns about snippets, but feel that they are very useful for evaluating notability in deletion debates such as this one. Cullen328 (talk) 15:18, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a Google Books source that gives a fuller description of this man's significance: International Encyclopaedia Of Himalayas (5 Vols.) by Ramesh Chandra Bisht. Cullen328 (talk) 15:25, 14 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nepal-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 00:29, 15 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 20:03, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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