The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete‎. Seraphimblade Talk to me 01:51, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mahmudul Hasan Azhari[edit]

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This article demand Mahmudul Hasan Azhari is an Islamic scholar. But not fulfill WP:PROF2. Ref-1 is a promoted type of interview, others source are routine coverage. As a living people, this article does not pass the criteria of notability. DelwarHossain (talk) 18:52, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting for another week given the additional work done on this article over the last two days.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 20:14, 26 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: There's been a lot of back and forth between a handful of editors; but it would be beneficial to have yet-uninvolved editors weigh in on the quality of the available sources.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, signed, Rosguill talk 21:09, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: A user has posted "Alhamdulillah by the infinite mercy of Allah, finally I was able to successfully create Shaykh Mahmudul Hasan Uncle's Wikipedia page by adding the correct reference in the second attempt. Brother Mufti Muhammad Minhaj Uddin was always there for cooperation and encouragement" along with a link to the article. In response to this, Muhammad Minhaj Uddin said "TABARAKALLAH, Really Great job, after so long effort and dedication finally...". However, this same person is credited on the subject's YouTube about section by the subject as writing the same text that appears in this article. This article is heavily cited on the page and also used to justify not deleting this article. The creator and main editor of the present subject's Wikipedia also attempted to create a page for Muhammad Minhaj Uddin, who is the author of anoter "reference" used to argue for the inclusion of this article, here.

YouTube: Shaykh Mahmudul Hasan is a renowned British-Bangladeshi Muslim scholar and media personality. He is One of the pioneers of the Preaching of Islam in Britain. Also he is well-known as a prolific writer-researcher and analyst.

Article: Shaykh Mahmudul Hasan is a British-Bangladeshi Muslim scholar. He is a Renowned media personality and One of the pioneers of the Preaching of Islam in Britain. He is well-known as a prolific writer-researcher and analyst too.

Youtube: He is currently the Grand Imam-Khatib and Principal of The Essex Jame Masjid and Academy in Southend-on-Sea, London. He and his comrades-in-arms were caused a stir by the purchasing of United Reform Church in 2006. Later he played a major role in the formation of the Islamic Complex there.

Article: Currently he is the Grand Imam-Khatib and Principal of this complex. Needless to say, He and his comrades-in-arms caused a stir by the purchasing of this Church. Later he played a major role in the formation of the Islamic Complex there.

YouTube: He is also Director of TV One UK, a popular satellite TV channel across Europe.

Article: The Grand Imam Shaykh mahmudul Hasan who is the Director of TV One UK (a popular satellite TV channel across Europe)...

YouTube: He traveled around the world with education, theology & socio-philosophy and the glorious message of Islam. Participated in international seminars and symposiums in different countries.

Article: He traveled around the world with education, theology & socio-philosophy and the glorious message of Islam. Participated in international seminars and symposiums in different countries.

YouTube: Nowadays Shaykh Mahmudul Hasan is popular author, religious speaker & Instructor; got followers across the world.

Article: Nowadays Shaykh Mahmudul Hasan is a popular author, renowned media personality, well-known Muslim scholar, religious speaker & famous Instructor; has got followers across the world.

Another article used as a reference and to justify the inclusion is this. Again, same exact text as the above, obviously either directly influenced or directly paid by the same persons trying to create this article. Dhaka Post is known to create fake news.

The first article is attributed to a different person than the YouTube description, and we know from the FaceBook post that the attributed writer of the YouTube description has also worked on this article. So who is the author of the article? It is the author of the FaceBook post, describing how he was trying to get this page created.

This isn't even all the conflicts of interest and editing close connections, but I have to stop writing somewhere.

The sources are fake, the subject is not notable. Since this page was already deleted once, perhaps some precaution needs to be put in place so it doesn't keep being created. Chamaemelum (talk) 06:39, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The matter seems interesting. I have known this man for many years, he is truly remarkable. However, maybe his fans are raising these doubts, in which Shaikh himself is being blamed. Ontor22 (talk) 07:31, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
If anyone is not totally convinced about the COI, I have more blatant proof that I'm hesitant to post because it involves a real name. Chamaemelum (talk) 10:00, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Ontor22:, please be aware of WP:OWN. I believe you have made your contention several times already. --CNMall41 (talk) 17:30, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
With this being the second AfD and the content you described, would suggest a potential WP:SALT to avoid potential recreation. --CNMall41 (talk) 17:31, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with preventing them from remaking this page. Chamaemelum (talk) 23:58, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above. Okoslavia (talk) 15:16, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
From the keep side there has been WP:BOMBARDMENT, WP:BLUDGEON, and removal of the AfD tag. When multiple editors with few contributions outside this AfD showed up to !vote keep, it was suggested that canvassing/meatpuppetry was going on, which was followed by unfounded counter accusations against experienced editors. There was also the offensive statement "Bangladeshis are lazy". Wikipedia deleted this topic under the title Shaykh Mahmudul Hasan just a year ago. Plainly there is a strong desire from some editors to push this subject into the encyclopedia. Alas, they have no grasp of Wikipedia's sourcing or inclusion policies. The subject has been a huge time sink. So that the community doesn't go through this again, I recommend salting both titles. --Worldbruce (talk) 17:28, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Ontor22:, I am not sure I fully understand your comment. Are you requesting other people come here to vote? --CNMall41 (talk) 04:49, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@CNMall41 What I am guessing, Ontor is taunting Wordbruce for their delete vote and accusing them from the party of the nominator. I may be wrong. @Ontor22 See WikiPedia:IDL. Okoslavia (talk) 05:19, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I mean the community. see my previous comment of 23 June, 16:27. Ontor22 (talk) 05:44, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.