Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Keshavulu Kunusoth

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The result was redirect‎ to International Seed Testing Association. History is under the redirect if a merger is desired. Star Mississippi 02:05, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keshavulu Kunusoth

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Nominating for smarter folks than I to decide the merits. Seems highly self-promotional, so possibly qualifies as G11. Possible also UPE. Maybe enough issues to be returned to draftspace and not clutter main article space. UtherSRG (talk) 12:34, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators and India. UtherSRG (talk) 12:34, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey UtherSRG! Thanks for the feedback, would love to know which parts of the article seem self-promotional and/or not following Wikipedia's guidelines, so that I can help make the article meet Wikipedia's guidelines. Your guidance is much appreciated. Thanks for considering. SuccessfulEditor (talk) 12:52, 1 June 2023 (UTC) — SuccessfulEditor (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Keep I did a Google search and the subject seems notable. The main problems with this article (cluttered and the citations definently need work) can be fixed, and I would be willing to do that if the article is kept. History person 2 (talk) 13:09, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Telangana-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 13:52, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: My search results do not reveal anything substantial but I'd support draftying if there is someone willing to work on the article in draftspace. Fwiw, we shouldn't tolerate articles with promotional tone. They don't serve any encyclopedic purpose. ─ The Aafī (talk) 06:46, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I've done a bit of research and the subject does seem a bit notable, willing to improve the article and add a few more references if kept. Srinivas3108 (talk) 07:23, 7 June 2023 (UTC) — Srinivas3108 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Input from experienced editors would be helpful.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, CycloneYoris ^talk! 23:49, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I think the entire arguments of this AfD is disputed. CastJared (talk) 10:55, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to International Seed Testing Association as an WP:ATD - Very little of the discussion so far has focused on specifics. Obviously, the vast majority of the CV/promotional stuff needs to be removed, but I'm just interested in notability. I don't see that he qualifies for WP:NPROF, despite his published research (about 200 citations on Scopus). He is the focus of an article in the Telangana Today (1), with an additional mention (2). I also found this interview. To me, this looks like it narrowly misses WP:GNG, so I recommend deletion. A suitable merge target is available as an alternative to deletion. Suriname0 (talk) 19:28, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.