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Undisclosed-paid editing, only name-drops and other references are paid press releases like
[1],
[2] and contributor post like
[3]. No in-depth coverage about this person, only news about flaws in notable Apps,
WP:NOTNEWSNinjaediator (
talk)
15:20, 3 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Strong Keep : The subject passes
WP:GNG and he has found significant security flaws in major companies in India, one of which is Airtel, and the story was featured on BBC
[4]. -
Tatupiplu'talk22:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)reply
REF #3 - BBC News, seems reliable but only name drops and main news is about Airtel's security issues
REF #4 - a segment of NDTV but again name drops and the main news is about Airtel's security issues
REF #5 - another spammy self-publish promo aka Partnered Content with disclaimer This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text.
REF #7 - The Next Web news, reliable source but it is about security flaws with inputs from Moneycontrol.com, name drops and no significant coverage about the subject
I learned about the subject from his frequent security findings insignificant sites, like Truecaller & Airtel.
I initially discovered his Wikipedia page, but when I reopened it the next time, it was deleted and had a very promotional draft. I wanted to help, and his article was the first that I started my journey with and with the help of admins in the live chat.
Just because I started my first edit with the subject doesn't make me connected to him in any way. Similar to his, I have written two more biographies that i discovered through media or books.:
And the subject has minimal pictures on the web. I searched everywhere was not able to find one, and luckily after a search on Wikicommons, I was able to find an image that later i attached it in the article.
If you search his name on Wikipedia, you will find articles that are mentioning the subject's name, and that is how I was able to find these articles. Again they all were having grammatical errors and incorrect citations. I fixed those. But that doesn't mean that I am a paid editor or a stock user. I can also identify my personal identity to any Wikipedia admin.
Comment This AfD was opened by the now-sockblocked Ninjaediator, so it's eligible for closure under SK4 (nomination by banned or blocked user). However, that user being a sock doesn't necessarily mean they're wrong...from an initial glance, their arguments for deletion hold water. I ask anyone closing Ninjaediator's AfDs to leave this one for now, I'd like to dig a little more into this tonight and add a !vote.
creffett (
talk)
18:34, 4 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Delete. The nominator, despite being from the hosiery drawer, is correct here. The vast majority of the sources are brief mentions (fact of the subject discovering some security flaw or other, which is not enough to meet GNG), and the more in-depth ones (thestatesman, mid-day, theindiansaga) certainly look like vanispam/republishing what the subject gave them.
creffett (
talk)
02:16, 5 May 2020 (UTC)reply
Delete Yes, the Nom is a sock, that does not mean that this PR piece masquerading an article is right. Name dropping and PR pieces, non notable fails GNG.
MistyGraceWhite (
talk)
12:58, 5 May 2020 (UTC)reply
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