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The result was delete \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:44, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fahad Shiftra (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

Possible hoax and previously deleted as such. Absolutely no sources, only source given does not have his name in it. Has been repeatedly recreated, and as a result it has widely spread throughout other wikis on the internet, making a Google search difficult. However I cannot seem to find any reliable (read non-wiki) sources stating that this person exists. Passportguy (talk) 14:23, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Let's just leave it at unverifiable, that's enough of a reason to delete. I saw the movie version a while back, never particularly cared for Robin Williams myself. Drawn Some (talk) 14:38, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as unverified, and salt as repeatedly recreated. NawlinWiki (talk) 15:09, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 20:30, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. Niteshift36 (talk) 07:19, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. After this was brought up, I contacted Karachi University in order to obtain proof of his series of lectures. The two links I was sent are

            http://top40-charts.com/pedia.php?title=Karachi_University#Distinguished_Alumni
            http://www.karachiuniversity.org/great.asp

Thanks. Anterior1 (talk) 01:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment The first source is a mirror of a former version of Wikipedia's University of Karachi, so it is not a valid reference. The second one is a private networking website and not an official website of the university, so there are serious concerns about its reliability. Also, even if it were reliable, it only has his name on a list, which isn't enough to source an article on. Passportguy (talk) 02:42, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just one more comment : All these issues of reliablity of sources and hoax indications aside : the fact that after one week you are having such a hard time even proving even the existance of this person is a clear indication that he does not pass the general notability bar, even if he does exist. 02:51, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

The reason for the slow progress has been a combination of both me being quite busy and the slow reply of Karachi University. Obviously, because this page had been on wikipedia for a long time before it was deemed unfit, doing a google search for reliable sources is tricky. Also, I am still waiting for the new asian journal of physics to come out. So please bear with me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anterior1 (talk • contribs) 11:52, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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