Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/V.N. Parthiban

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The result was delete. After all this discussion, I find the consensus is that the sources presented are not sufficient evidence of significant coverage to justify a BLP. Courcelles (talk) 16:41, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

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While their claim is interesting, can't find enough in-depth coverage from independent, reliable sources to show they pass WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:00, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, India, and Tamil Nadu. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:37, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Delete: Found many WP:RS in a google search but can't find any significant coverage. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 13:09, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

comment what is significant to you? I saw CNN. BlackAmerican (talk) 21:50, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

:@BlackAmerican Significant coverage means detailed coverage not significant news source. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 06:25, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

:Keep as he has been covered personally by a widespread Indian news source, as well as in CNN, per the references in the article. BhamBoi (talk) 21:57, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

::Being covered in news sources doesn't passes Wikipedia:GNG. They should have significant coverage also. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 16:11, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

:::HISTORY[https://www.facebook.com/historytv18ind/videos/record-degree-collector/2609656265735337] and Doordarshan[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O2vTWi4KTc] pages exist that are specifically about him. Also another article specifically about him is [https://laughingcolours.com/vn-parthibanmulti-talented-professor-chennai-145-academic-degrees-165016/ here]. I also think he may be notable for [https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/lifetime-achievement-award-for-teacher/article7620150.ece this award]. Clear SIGCOV in multiple sources, and I think he could have cut it even without these additional sources as being profiled by CNN and other Indian national sources is pretty notable. BhamBoi (talk) 07:20, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

::::See also yet another article about him, this time in the The New Indian Express: [https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/nov/07/this-56-year-old-has-140-degrees-wants-to-acquire-more-1694931.html This 56-year-old has 140 degrees, wants to acquire more] BhamBoi (talk) 07:22, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

:::::Found more! All these from different tweaked Google searches, so please make sure to WP:BEFORE. [https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/this-chennai-professor-has-over-145-educational-degrees_in_5c110296e4b0ad8bf05d0891][https://interestingengineering.com/culture/the-50-year-old-professor-who-has-145-academic-degrees][https://ng.opera.news/ng/en/education/e07cbb354c38b6c2c4dfe146f8b0bd4d] BhamBoi (talk) 07:24, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Delete For all the claimed the degrees, the subject does not seem to have even one article with a meager 10 citations, giving them an h10 index of... 0. Jeppiz (talk) 15:36, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

::comment I saw more than that. I believe that there is more about him in Hindi. BlackAmerican (talk) 21:50, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

:::Yes I saw hindi sources but there is no significant coverage in that language articles. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 06:27, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Strong Keep Most degrees in the world, has significant coverage. Does work outside of attaining degrees. BlackAmerican (talk) 21:50, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

::Why is none of that referenced in the article, then? Can you provide some of that 'significant coverage'? Jeppiz (talk) 22:18, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Delete The press coverage barely rises to silly season status, with mediocre websites copying each other. Self-published self-help books aren't a reliable basis for an encyclopedia article, either. XOR'easter (talk) 22:34, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Comment. A sensible alternative to deletion might be a redirect to perpetual student. At the risk of getting into WP:WHATABOUT, we do have some other, similar articles, for example Benjamin Bolger and Michael Nicholson (academic). (There are more linked from the perpetual student article.) Russ Woodroofe (talk) 16:56, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
Redirect to perpetual student as alternative to deletion. I think that the relevant guideline here may be WP:BLP1E, as while there is some coverage that appears at first to meet GNG, all the news coverage appears to be essentially the same (junky, human interest) story. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 06:21, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

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Delete I find no coverage of the individual. Claiming to have 140 + degrees and proof in RS that he does have them are two different things; nothing for wikipedia. Oaktree b (talk) 19:25, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
Comment I believe that CNN is a reliable source. Also so is huff post. https://www.cnnindonesia.com/gaya-hidup/20170922112900-282-243301/pria-india-pemilik-145-gelar-pendidikan-dalam-30-tahun https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/this-chennai-professor-has-over-145-educational-degrees_in_5c110296e4b0ad8bf05d0891 . There is also other sources https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/nov/07/this-56-year-old-has-140-degrees-wants-to-acquire-more-1694931.html https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-vn-parthiban-the-55-yo-chennai-professor-who-has-a-whopping-145-academic-degrees-to-his-credit-261328.html BlackAmerican (talk) 03:52, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

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Delete for lacking significant coverage. His name is mentioned at perpetual student; that is sufficient. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 15:10, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

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