Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nira Radia

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was merge to Radia tapes controversy. In closing I'm going by the wider consensus on how to deal with 1E cases as there seems to be no doubt that notability is almost exclusively related to the tapes. The arguments to merge and have an article about the tapes that contains some bio is therefore the winning argument as it reflects the way the community usually deals with prominent 1E cases Spartaz ^Humbug! 13:47, 3 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nira Radia

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Radia is notable primarily for Radia tapes controversy. Thus per WP:ONEEVENT, her notability is questionable. Redtigerxyz ^Talk 17:17, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep .Apart from the tapes,Nira Radia was also behind an airline which never came to daylight Magic Air.Article needs to have this though. Srikanth (Logic) 18:57, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong retain You're underestimating the kind of impact this development is currently having on politics in India. 21:47, 24 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.30.178 (talk) — 59.95.30.178 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 21:42, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. -- Jclemens-public (talk) 21:42, 24 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep I have a feeling she will only get more notable in the next few weeks - Amog | ^{Talk • contribs} 07:27, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Merge into Radia tapes controversy - Amog | ^{Talk • contribs} 16:46, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong keep : Just search on Google news for her name. Notable & verifiable by reliable sources -- Tinu Cherian - 09:04, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. These news articles were published before the recent fuss. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:49, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep : Her page should certainly not be removed especially because of the light that recent controversy has thrown on her. She could be involved in one of the largest valued scandals in Indian economic history and in 2009's cabinet-fixing, and people will want to know who she is.
Nira Radia is notable and deserves an article on Wikipedia - she is all over the Indian press at this time. Do you need any other reason? Ira1307 (talk) 22:28, 2 December 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.186.56.89 (talk) 21:23, 25 November 2010 (UTC) — 67.186.56.89 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Merge into Radia tapes controversy. Figleaf (talk) 20:26, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. cab (call) 07:45, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong retain The page needs improvements for accuracy, but her role is significant in understanding how policy is made. I'm a reporter in New York who is trying to understand technology policy around the world and came to this page for information. DaveBurstein (talk) 08:34, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong retain —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.184.76.64 (talk) 09:44, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why this article is proposed to be deleted. Gs44631 (talk) 16:56, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is nothing in this article which is not already in the Indian media. She is a lobbyist and got caught while trying to lobby for her clients. Infact, this article helps in spreading the messaging that one should not indulge in lobbying and corruption. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.197.58.204 (talk) 17:59, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And your point is? - Amog | ^{Talk • contribs} 18:13, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about a corrupt British citizen of Indian origin. Please keep it. Skarmee (talk) 17:38, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is already an effort to cover-up. So Wikipedia must retain this page - I repeat must retain. Cheque the external links of this Nira Radia page in Wikipedia - it leads to - Noesis Stratic Consulting Services - Ms. Nira Radia : Director - Brief profile. And that page now is missing (HTTP Error 404.0 - Not Found on Noesis). Isn't it a cover-up for such a recent entry? I urge for strong retaining - further decision based on Supreme Court ruling, if any needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.190.248.30 (talk) 05:19, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into Radia tapes controversy. One event notability. Off2riorob (talk) 11:40, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge into the Radia tapes controversy page. I don't think she is notable on her own. MikeLynch (talk) 18:46, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Retain : Retain this —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.11.133.10 (talk) 12:51, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This person is notable for WP:1E but that event was one of the largest thefts in history, equal to USD 40 billion. This is the largest discovered theft since India became independent and the media frequently uses her name because of her intimate role. In comparison, India lost about 2 billion USD to corruption in putting together the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the corruption around that relatively small issue resulted in action on many Wikipedia articles. As time goes on and the trials proceed more information will appear about this person; major newspapers worldwide are commenting about her almost daily every time she takes an action in court. Even so, she merits her own article now just because Wikipedia needs to report her biographical information and it would not be appropriate to merge her personal background into any article about either the 2G spectrum scam or the media reaction to the scam being called the Nira Radia tapes controversy. Keep this BLP and do not merge it. Blue Rasberry 05:27, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This person is notable not only for the tapes and 2G scam, but also her role in other events such as moving Nano factory to Gujrat, Ambani brothers feud, Tata Singapore airlines, etc. Keep this and do not merge Dmy49 (talk) 12:52, 2 December 2010 (UTC)— Dmy49 (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [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.