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 Delete, no evidence of notability. No inherent notability for names. No objection to re-creation when/if sources are found.. TravellingCari 18:06, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Baali (surname)

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Utter nonsense, OR Doug Weller (talk) 20:10, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. One redlink in the article should have its own article, but this one is plain OR. --Blanchardb-^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}-timed 20:17, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep subject to sources being added. In principle there is no problem with an article about a surname. However, the article is currently unsourced and if it remains that way by the time this AfD ends then I would endorse delete as WP:OR. Ros0709 (talk) 20:33, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment There is unlikely to be a source for "ruled Megiddo 7000 BC to 1500 BC". Doug Weller (talk) 20:41, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Smells downright hoax-like, although I'm sure the surname exists. Maybe the article can be fixed, if real notable people by that name should materialize. Ray Yang (talk) 22:14, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Googled "baali megiddo -wikipedia". It made me select "only English language" after my first try and gave no apparently related results at my second try. I did get one result showing some connection with Abdulah Baali (that man is probably notable), but nothing at all about Baali surname. Also, the article has no links from mainspace whatsoever. The formatting is also questionable. Admiral Norton ^(talk) 22:25, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep.

Googled "baali megiddo"

http://biblestudy.churches.net/CCEL/E/EASTON/EBD/EBD/T0000300.HTM

"Baalis - king of the Ammonites at the time of the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 40:14). He hired Ishmael to slay Gedaliah who had been appointed governor over the cities of Judah."

The Baali family is mentioned in the bible dating it back 2000 years. Even if the Bible is somewhat questionable.

talk) 22:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Under that logic, I guess The Addams Family is mentioned in the Book of Genesis Mandsford (talk) 23:26, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) This does not say anything about Baali family, just about a king named Baalis. We do already have an article on him. Also, there is no apparent connection between him and the Algerian ambassador (redlink). Admiral Norton ^(talk) 23:30, 12 July 2008 (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.