Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jayatirtha Dasa Adhikari

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The result was keep. Wizardman 18:31, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jayatirtha Dasa Adhikari

It was mark for general notability in February 2008 and hardly any links provided. MBest-son (talk) 22:45, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. -- Fabrictramp (talk) 16:17, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Was one of the top leaders of ISKCON, being on the Governing Body Commission and an initiating guru. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to International Society for Krishna Consciousness. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 06:00, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note He is notable only as being former ISKCON leader, thus its to be redirected may be a good idea. Wikidās ॐ 09:36, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Notability as a leader in one of Hinduism's most prominent sects.Baka man 02:40, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect - His notability is only as a FORMER leader. There is no other notability elements. Wikidās ॐ 18:41, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Being a former leader is just as notable as being a current leader. Notability does not expire. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:40, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - notability may not expire, but just being a leader in ISKCON does not mean one is notable. There were already 35 ISKCON GBC leaders gone at the time of Jayatirtha and since them there have been over 60 members of the same board. This year 3 added if you look at "Dandavats » Blog Archive » Zonal Assignments 2008". www.dandavats.com. Retrieved 2008-05-07. - most of the persons on the list are not notable, except because they are on the board. This year another GBC member was added and another one assistant and two candidates. In 5 years you will have another 20 or so new members etc., you can not find any references to their notability, can you? Do all 70 or so people who were on GBC over the year be called notable? Obviously its the commission that is notable, thus redirect is appropriate, with a possible merge or referenced data. Wikidās ॐ 20:44, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. Actually I can find some references for notability of this subject, including one that confirms that he was the head of ISKCON in Europe: [1] [2] [3]. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:12, 7 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: per Phil's research; that's good enough for me. RGTraynor 15:42, 9 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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