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The result was soft delete. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. ✗plicit 12:50, 22 May 2023 (UTC)
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- Jaideep Saikia (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)
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Promotional article of a commentator, doesn't meet WP:GNG or WP:BASIC. Sourced to either non-independent primary sources such as profiles and articles authored by him or to sources that mention the subject in a trivial capacity, not much more than a name drop him. WP:BEFORE search only brings up more of the same. Tayi Arajakate Talk 05:18, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People and India. Tayi Arajakate Talk 05:18, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Authors, Terrorism, and Assam. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 08:57, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
- Delete. The cited sources are announcements of upcoming lectures (WP:ROUTINE), self-published works or trivial mentions in the media. Lacks significant coverage to pass WP:GNG. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 02:30, 10 May 2023 (UTC)
- I found a review of a book of which he was joint editor, but nothing else that could count towards notability. Phil Bridger (talk) 20:34, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 05:33, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
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