Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lakhbir Singh Brar Rode
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- 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. While only one person (the nominator) contributed to this debate, the BLP concerns were serious enough not to let this run another five days. Blueboy96 13:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Lakhbir Singh Brar Rode
Article lacks references from major news sources. Instead, it carries references from a "South Asia Terrorism Portal" enthusiasts' group. The article is trying to paint this guy as a terrorist when it clearly has no hard facts, and no good references to make such a claim. If we have no good references that he blew up an airplane, then the guy is not notable. Such a claim should have multiple world renowned references. Googling the subject does not produce any Lester 05:14, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
- Further comment by User:Lester: At first glance, the article appears referenced. However, on closer inspection, the references are not supporting the claims. There seems to be 2 main claims:
- Claim #1: He is the leader of terrorist group "International Sikh Youth Federation" (ISYF). This claim is not supported by the inline reference, and besides, it is not notable because this organization does not have its own Wiki article anyway.
- Claim #2: He was involved in the bombing of an Air India plane. This appears to be the only possibly notable point about the man known as Lakhbir Singh Brar Rode. Were there arrests, charges, a court case or convictions? No. Then how can we say it? Where are the major news agencies supporting the claim?
- If you Google him, or click my Google search link in my first paragraph (above), it returns 3 pages of websites. These consist of Wikipedia, Wikipedia derivatives (such as Answers.com), and a stack of blogs and minor sites. Wikipedia cannot say he blew up an Air India plane if the major news organizations are not going to make such a claim.Lester 21:29, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 14:14, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
- 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.
