Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/R. S. Nandakumar

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 soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Goldsztajn (talk) 13:38, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

R. S. Nandakumar

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Promotional piece by coi/upe editor. He gets a few mentions, but not the type of in-depth coverage needed to show they meet WP:GNG. And they do not meet any of the criteria to pass WP:NSCHOLAR. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:45, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Bands and musicians, and India. Shellwood (talk) 14:06, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete notwithstanding the latest refbombing of every WP:PASSINGMENTION available. Also sanction Supersumu for ToU/PAID violations (demonstrated by their sneaking this one back in under a new name. —Fortuna, imperatrix 14:45, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Karnataka-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 16:21, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
~~:DO NOT DELETE.~~
Its not a new name. As you can see, the previous page (r s nandakumar) was blanked and then deleted by me. In India, the Surnames are abbreviated into initials that need "."; the family of the person who is the subject of this article requested for the change.@

This wiki page now has no negative links nor does it have 404s showing in sources. Sources have been extended to include articles, journals and news sources from 20+ years.

~~Please advice on what else one can do to improve the article. Thank you. Namaste. Supersumu (talk) 17:57, 15 June 2025 (UTC)~~— Supersumu (talk • contribs) is blocked for having used sockpuppets in this debate. [reply]

the previous page (r s nandakumar) was blanked and then deleted by me, sorry, what? It was deleted by Seraphimblade, an administrator, as being unambiguously promotional. —Fortuna, imperatrix 18:53, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, i meant to say i deleted the information in the page. I apologize, i am new to Wikipedia. I have tried to improve the page with reliable sources and links. Supersumu (talk) 18:59, 15 June 2025 (UTC)— Supersumu (talk • contribs) is blocked for having used sockpuppets in this debate. [reply]

Update is withstanding WP:GNG. Do not deleteInnathatha (talk) 18:53, 15 June 2025 (UTC)— Innathatha (talk · contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of Supersumu (talk · contribs). [reply]

~~I apologize. Hadnt noticed the broken 404s. I have updated the article with reliable sources and links to articles, news publications and journals. Supersumu (talk) 19:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC)~~— Supersumu (talk • contribs) is blocked for having used sockpuppets in this debate. [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.