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The result was delete. Tone 13:47, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ramanananda Maharshi (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log • AfD statistics)

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Self referenced and blog referenced BLP. There's one article from The Hindu listed in the references, but that's a daily calendar with no mention of this person. I haven't been able to find anything in Gnews or Gbooks or anything from reliable sources on the web. The books in the bibliography are self-published. Delete -SpacemanSpiff 03:21, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- -SpacemanSpiff 03:22, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions. -- -SpacemanSpiff 03:23, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure why these references are not enough..In the sai newsletter there is a review of book as well....

• Sri Ramanananda Maharshi Books
• Sri Ramanananda Maharshi Book review The Secret of Shirdi Sai's Benevolence
• Sri Ramanananda Maharshi Book listing —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paramagurusai (talk • contribs) 03:26, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The blog paramagurusai.blogspot.com also is not related to the Peetam. You can verify the authenticity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paramagurusai (talk • contribs) 03:35, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The first one is an advertisement, the second is from a devotee newsletter and is classified as a user contribution (akin to a forum posting) and third is again an exhaustive list of books for devotees. The fourth is a blog. I don't see any reliable source references in the article, and I haven't been able to find any either. -SpacemanSpiff 03:48, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete I tried to clean this article up when it first appeared, but was concerned about the notability from the start. When another editor later ((prod))'ed it, the PROD was denied by the author with the note on the talk page that references would be added. I figured a few days for that should be sufficient, but the references that were added were all primary sources: blogs, advertisements, a list of books at Scribd (which is essentially a wiki for book lovers free document sharing service, allowing users to upload whatever they want), etc. I.e. no reliable sources, no independent indications of notability. I'm afraid this article doesn't really have a chance of becoming an independent biography, and will only serve as a coatrack for this particular sect of Hinduism. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 14:28, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 16:04, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. I don't see anything that satisifies WP:N or WP:RS. PDCook (talk) 16:33, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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) 22:15, 5 January 2010 (UTC) paramagurusai[reply]

The issue is that there are no sources that demonstrate notability. As such, this article does not meet the criteria for inclusion and trimming it down won't fix that problem. PDCook (talk) 16:03, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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