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The result was delete. 28bytes (talk) 04:32, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Per WP:BLP1E. Subject is only notable for one event, that of messing up the sign language at an important event. He claims he had trouble signing due to mental illness. The rest of the article reads like an attack page, the two named sections are "Life before notoriety" and "Reports of criminal past", which are no more than trivia as far as Wikipedia is concerned. If the trivia is removed, it leaves little more than a few lines about his performance at the funeral, which could easily be included in that article. BLP1E applies strongly for articles such as this one. Martin451 16:09, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Martin451 16:10, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. Martin451 16:10, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per WP:BLP1E. We already have an article for the event which is the correct place for any encyclopedic information in this regard. If it wasn't for the event nobody would know who he is, and any other personal information published about him should be done with extreme caution to avoid WP:BLP violations. HelenOnline 16:28, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom, the interpreter is not notable independently of the Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela article.--eh bien mon prince (talk) 20:58, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete or status quo ante (restore the redirect). Textbook WP:BLP1E, and while there's surely lots of sources out there that mention this person, that isn't a valid argument to overcome 1E concerns. We already have coverage of the incident in another article, that is sufficient. Tarc (talk) 13:16, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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