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Nomination of Sardha Wijesoma for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Sardha Wijesoma is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sardha Wijesoma (3rd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Chandana Jayaratne

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A tag has been placed on Chandana Jayaratne requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Pathmajeewa Ganepola

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A tag has been placed on Pathmajeewa Ganepola, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Sarath Rajapatirana

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A tag has been placed on Sarath Rajapatirana, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Nomination of Ranil Mallawarachchi for deletion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Chandana Jayaratne

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A tag has been placed on Chandana Jayaratne, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Amila Karunanayake

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A tag has been placed on Amila Karunanayake, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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July 2016

This is your only warning; if you create an inappropriate page again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. You have recreated several pages with the same content that was previously deleted from AfD's. Please do not recreate pages with that were deleted from an AfD if there are no significant changes. If you create a new page that was previously deleted, I recommend that you place a notice with your improvements on the talk page.

The articles you re-created are:

• Pathmajeewa Ganepola
• Chandana Jayaratne
• Amila Karunanayake
• Sarath Rajapatirana

Thank you. Dane2007 (talk) 06:12, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

None of these pages are either inappropriate or copy and paste of deleted pages (it may still consist similar content because the subject is the same & information gathered from world wide web available to all). Thank you. DilJco (talk) 09:53, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

These pages were not changed enough to warrant creation again on Wikipedia. I suggest you review the AfD discussions in order to determine what is needed to potentially bring them up to standards, if possible. Also, the pages are "inappropriate" in that they've been reintroduced without significant changes from the AfD discussions. I suggest you review wikipedia policies. Dane2007 (talk) 18:26, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

As long as Wikipedia exists any subject can be reintroduced (not copy and paste). A person who is in another country who has never heard of these subjects may tag it "Speedy Deletion" (They may also wonder as to how editors who are born in non English speaking countries are creating these pages in English for subjects that they have never heard or know how popular in another country). Just because some one finds few dead links (could occur due to geographical server traffic all around the world at any given time, page under construction etc) or a YouTube link amongst other reliable sources, it is very unfair it to be tagged for "Speedy Deletion". I have saved many such appropriate articles in the past and will not be deterred.DilJco (talk) 00:42, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Firstly I think you missing the point. The basic principles of WP is the subject of the articles have to be notable in their own right. To this effect there are a number of policies, which assist in determining whether an individual is notable or not. The articles which have been deleted have been determined not to satisfy those criteria. Simply re-creating the same article without addressing the issue for which they were deleted in the first place is disruptive and contrary to WP policies as outlined by Dane2007. Secondly just because an editor is born in another country does not mean that they don't understand the basic principles upon which WP is created. Also those editors may have a strong understanding of the country and culture, even if they were not born there. Don't assume otherwise. Finally WP is an international forum and as such accessible to all, as such the verifiability of information should be able to sourced no matter where the editor is. Dan arndt (talk) 03:24, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

WP basic principles are well understood (saved many articles that were proposed for deletion by the international forum - wonder someone understood basic principles upon which WP is created?, strong understanding of the country and culture even though some may have not born there? in the first place). All articles created are nourished with verifiable sources (locally published popular newspapers, government web sites etc). Word by word references are not needed and information is found when the sources are read. DilJco (talk) 04:05, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure where the lapse in understanding is in this. I would again suggest you read wikipedia policies to understand fully why we're trying to guide you in the right direction. You have consensus between two individuals that your articles, as recreated, do not belong on wikipedia after their prior AfD discussions. As noted in the original post in this section, this will serve as your only warning regarding this conduct. Further reintroduction of articles previously deleted via AfD without significant changes may result in a referral to the administrators noticeboard for incidents per the user conduct dispute policy. As @Dan arndt: and I have stated, if you recreate the articles and address the key problems in the AfD there is not an issue. However, the verifiability policy states that the burden of proof to demonstrate verifiability is on you, the editor. As you will have the prior AfD for reference, it is your responsibility to address the problems if you're reintroducing the article and the argument that "the information gathered from the world wide web available to all" is the reason why it has not been improved significantly to address problems would fail and argument. Hope this helps to clear up any confusion! Dane2007 (talk) 04:37, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

The re-created article Ranil Mallawarachchi was also nominated for speedy deletion by Dan arndt before (key problems in AfD are not addressed is my understanding - I'm not sure where the lapse in understanding is in this)? DilJco (talk) 05:06, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

The issue then and now is that the article fails to satisfy WP:NMUSIC. All you have provided is that he is the son of Milton Mallawarachchi, who has in the past performed his father songs. Unfortunately notability is not inherited. All of this has been previously stated. Dan arndt (talk) 05:25, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Ranil being the son of Milton Mallawarachchi was there in the article then and now (ie: deleted & re-created). Milton's son is Ranil was there on Milton's article (many tags - seems this article too fails to satisfy WP:NMUSIC, notability and can be nominated for Speedy Deletion?) since creation. None of them are world famous singers or their names hardly ever published in a foreign news paper the least. Over to international forum and administrators. DilJco (talk) 05:55, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Milton Mallawarachchi does met the criteria for notability. The article needs work to improve it to satisfactory standards. There is no independent reliable references cited for the article on Ranil Mallawarachchi however that supports his notability. Advertisements for minor concerts, where he sings his father's songs doesn't make him notable. If there was a review of his concerts published in a newspaper that would could be considered supporting his notability however I can't find any evidence of that. Dan arndt (talk) 03:42, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Demonstrate verifiability with independent reliable references (possibly word by word citations) , burden of proof, speedy deletion etc are applied by administrators only to targeted editors...just an example out of many on WP. DilJco (talk) 23:46, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

The article on Mahesh Amalean is potentially notable due to the fact that he was awarded Deshamanya in 2005. The article lacks references and I have indicated it as such. The issue is creating articles for individuals where you are unable to establish notability according to WP policies and guidelines. Dan arndt (talk) 05:23, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Chandana Jayaratne for deletion

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Nomination of P. M. Jayatilaka for deletion

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Nomination of Hemachandra Wijeratne for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Sobhitha Rajakaruna

The article Sobhitha Rajakaruna has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Fails WP:ANYBIO and WP:GNG. The only references provided establish he exists, he went to high school and is one of Sri Lanka's deputy Solicitor Generals.

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Proposed deletion of Nishan Silva

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Individual is just a hotel manager. Winner of minor internal organisational award. Fails WP:ANYBIO.

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Proposed deletion of Vipula Gunatilleke

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Fails WP:ANYBIO, is a non-notable executive.

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Proposed deletion of Lal Fonseka

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Has been tagged for notability since July 2016 with no improvements. Fails WP:ANYBIO - is a minor executive with no notable achievements

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Nomination of Lal Fonseka for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Ruchira Samarasinghe

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Questionable notability - Air Commodore is the most junior general rank of the air-officer and the Purna Bhumi Padakkama is presented to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces. There is no other evidence of notability. Dan arndt (talk) 06:24, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination of Sumith Edirisinghe for deletion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Sumith Edirisinghe

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A tag has been placed on Sumith Edirisinghe, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, such as at Articles for Deletion. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discusion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Nomination of Chandra Mendis for deletion

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Nomination of Mithra Siriwardena for deletion

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Nomination of Padmalal Sandungahawatte for deletion

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Nomination of D. S. R. Wanaguru for deletion

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Nomination of Asoka Wijetilleke for deletion

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Nomination of Janaka Wijayanayake for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Pushpa Kumarapeli

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Proposed deletion of Deepal Mathew

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Nomination of Deepal Mathew for deletion

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Proposed deletion of Lincoln Perera

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Nomination of Mithra Siriwardena for deletion

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Nomination of SDIG Sumith Edirisinghe for deletion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Amila Karunanayake

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A tag has been placed on Amila Karunanayake, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion discussion, such as at Articles for deletion. When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discusion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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