Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/V N Maurya

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This is a clear autobiography and much of the content is inappropriate for Wikipedia. While it could be trimmed (I looked into doing that), there is nothing to show that this individual clears the notability standards of Wikipedia:Notability (academics). He indicates that he is on faculty at Shekhawati Engineering Institute, but he is not [http://www.shekhawatienggcollege.com/ listed there]. Even if he were, being on faculty is not itself notable. I have not found any sign that he clears general notability guidelines, either. As this autobiography is evidently being repeatedly recreated, I think we need to establish whether or not he meets guidelines and either keep and clean or delete and explain to the gentleman in question. Improvement and opinions both welcome. :) Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:18, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

• Delete I'm sure he's a fine scientist/researcher, but no evidence of notability presented.JoelWhy (talk) 14:12, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:25, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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• Delete . I can find no evidence of passing either general notability guidelines or Wikipedia:Notability (academics). Note that the url for Shekhawati Engineering Institute above is for the old version of their site. Unfortunately, [http://sec.secd.ac.in/ the new version] doesn't list any faculty. He does appear to be on World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Scientific Committee and Editorial Review Board on Engineering and Physical Sciences [http://www.waset.org/EngineeringandPhysicalSciences.php?page=110]. But memberships in such editorial review boards are standard for working academics, and this one appears to be particularly non-selective, with editorial board membership open to anyone with a PhD. Voceditenore (talk) 15:55, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

:*Further comment This is a biography of a living person, but is basically unreferenceable. There are no published reliable sources which are independent of the subject to verify any of the content in the article except perhaps the existence of some of the papers he published, and the fact that he is on the editorial review board of WASET. In fact, there are no published primary sources either, apart from a self-published profile on a dating site [http://www.jeevansathi.com/groom-Hindi-U.P.-Awadhi-Bhojpuri-Garhwali-Hindu-Hindu:Maurya-YVW7915-profiles] and the results of a failed court case he brought against a former employer [http://indiankanoon.org/doc/53125845/]. Voceditenore (talk) 16:59, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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