Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Saneie Masilela
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The result was speedy delete. A7 - obvious WP:BLP1E Ronhjones (Talk) 22:33, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
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WP:BLP1E Meatsgains (talk) 18:37, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Delete - I don't think it warrants it's own article as there isn't enough information available to reliably source an article. Perhaps it could be added under one of the Child Marriage articles? Chrissymad ❯❯❯ Talk 18:41, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Keep I disagree with measgains because he was also notable for the initial engagement, the subsequent wedding and finally the onsummation of the marriag. That is a total of three flurries of media attention, and all instances included reliable sources. Also, he is arguably the most notable male child subject to marriage in contemporary history. At least in terms of media coverage he is almost certainly the most notable with the term "sanele masilela" conjuring up 38,000 returns. Also, when you take into account the different transliterations of his name the total search return is arguably roughly double that. Negingxiilch78 (talk) 18:43, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Comment Just because something returns x amount of results on google does not mean that it is notable or can be appropriately sourced. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ Talk 19:05, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- @Negingxiilch78: I suggest you read through WP:BLP1E, which states that we should avoid having an article on a person "If reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event." Meatsgains (talk) 19:15, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Delete no indication of notability whatsoever. --Zackmann08 (Talk to me/What I been doing) 19:53, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Delete as per above. Clean Copytalk 20:03, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Delete - it's been said above, but clearly WP:BLP1E applies in terms of coverage only in the context of a single event. There is nothing else upon which to build an encyclopedia-worthy biography. The news coverage is low quality too, with an unseemly colonial attitude ("look what those backward Africans are doing now"). Let's not stoop to that level ourselves. Deli nk (talk) 20:23, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:38, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 22:12, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Delete - I see no reason why this is notable. Furthermore, a Google search reveals very few results, indicating there is little information on the topic. Agree with User:Deli nk above. LoudLizard (📞 | contribs | ✉) 22:27, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
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