Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Madu Ragothaman

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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 00:09, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Madu Ragothaman

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Delete A still unreferenced bio of cricketer of no apparent notabillity—his name did not come up in an internet search (Google, of course). It is possible that I missed something due to spelling or a foreign language source. Supertouch (talk) 02:01, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- —SpacemanSpiff 07:40, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions. -- —SpacemanSpiff 07:40, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Madhu Ragothaman plays for a club in the Millennium Cricket League [1]. I have no views as to notability, I'd just like to remark how unsual - and commendable - Supertouch is in considering the possibility of an alternative foreign spelling. This possibility never seems to enter the brain of Wikipedia's host of ethnocentrically clueless deletionists. Wikipedia needs to have a parking zone for foreign names suggested for deletion to act as a buffer against destructive ignorance. Opbeith (talk) 11:47, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you are familiar with the local language, feel free to dig up some references. Supertouch (talk) 12:05, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, doesn't pass WP:CRIN. The Millenium league is a local league in NJ and there are plenty of those. For cricketers, language isn't an issue with sourcing. Any recent cricketers that pass our notability criteria are typically included in Cricinfo or CricketArchive. —SpacemanSpiff 06:47, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment; I didn't say Madu Ragothaman played for Millennium League, I said Madhu Ragothaman did, to indicate that Anglophones should not assume too many things without considering alternatives, Horatio. In fact the article was expanded to show that the cricket player referred to is Madusudhanan Ragothaman, so the original title was an abbreviation. And Madusudhanan Ragothaman has now asked for the article to be removed. It's sometimes worth checking back to the article. Opbeith (talk) 20:26, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: See this edit from a user who states, "I am Madu Ragothaman, I dont want information to be on the internet, please delete it." I am neutral to deletion. Cnilep (talk) 21:58, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Not notable, hasn't played any first-class, list-A or T20 matches. AssociateAffiliate (talk) 11:04, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete per WP:HARM. This article contained unsourced biographical information that should have been removed on sight.[2] I have deleted potentially libellous information. StAnselm (talk) 00:16, 18 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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