Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Bhagyalakshmi
- 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 keep. Liz Read! Talk! 08:32, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
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WP:BLP of a writer, not properly sourced as passing WP:AUTHOR. As always, writers are not automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because their work exists, and the notability test hinges on the quality and depth of the sourcing that can be used to independently verify their significance -- but this article is referenced entirely to her own writing metaverifying its own existence in Google Books directory entries rather than any evidence of GNG-building coverage and analysis about her, and the article has been tagged for sourcing problems since 2010 without ever having any better sourcing added.
Nothing stated here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt her from having to have much, much better referencing than this. Bearcat (talk) 15:23, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors, Women, and India. Bearcat (talk) 15:23, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Weak keep I have found reviews of three of her books on JSTOR, and added them to the article. There was also a more trivial mention on Proquest. DaffodilOcean (talk) 18:06, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep: I researched the subject and found the author's name mentioned in some old books. Additionally, there are a few reviews available on JSTOR. I believe this should be sufficient for an author. Baqi:) (talk) 15:37, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: As a BLP, we need a stronger consensus to retain an article.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Owen× ☎ 16:24, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep - has won several regional and national level awards in India and a well known figure in Telugu literature[1]. Deriannt (talk) 17:32, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
- Keep. Three reviews of three different books, plus two awards, suggests WP:AUTHOR will be met, even if sources are offline. ETA: Proquest comes up what looks like another couple of reviews: Happiness Unbound (Encounters. The Hindu Aug 1, 1999, p. 1) & That's Ok Tammanna And Other Reveries (A tryst with middles and middle class. The Hindu 11 July 2007 p. 1); (full-text not available). Espresso Addict (talk) 05:21, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
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