Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rahul Kohli

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The result was no consensus. Sandstein 06:27, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rahul Kohli

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A non-notable actor who does not meet WP:NACTOR or WP:ANYBIO - no notable roles, contribution or coverage - eight out of nine citations are links of his social media posts such as tweets and Instagram posts. Thus fails WP:GNG. Akhiljaxxn (talk) 15:50, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Akhiljaxxn (talk) 15:50, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:59, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete fails WP:NACTOR and WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 20:53, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: The subject starred in all 71 episodes of iZombie (TV series), had a main role in Happy Anniversary (2018 film), a recurring role in Harley Quinn (TV series), and will be appearing in a new TV series called Midnight Mass. He is also getting a lot of coverage, including in reliable sources like (but not limited to) the following:

→https://deadline.com/2019/08/netflix-haunting-of-bly-manor-cast-izombie-rahul-kohli-catherine-parker-1202708101/ – Deadline

→https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/actor-rahul-kohli-on-converting-izombie-costars-to-gaming-2-191669/ – Rolling Stones

→https://deadline.com/2017/02/rahul-kohli-happy-anniversary-netflix-denis-menochet-lior-ashkenazi-entebbe-movie-1201903469/ – Deadline

Obviously all the social media references in the article need to go, but the subject himself passes the notability standards, in my opinion. Dflaw4 (talk) 03:18, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Per WP:ACTOR, Actors has had significant roles in multiple notable films is the criterion to have a standalone article. Even though the subject, Rahul Kohli, was part of a 71 episodes series, he had no further significant roles in other series or films; he, therefore, fails WP:ACTOR. And I reviewed all the sources that you provided above; none of them give significant coverage to Rahul Kohli directly and in detail; so he fails WP:GNG and WP:SIGCOV. thus delete.- Akhiljaxxn (talk) 14:00, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Akhiljaxxn, as for WP:NACTOR, this is going to depend on your definition of "significant roles". I believe his roles in the productions I listed above are significant. As for WP:GNG, this will depend on your definition of "significant coverage" which is "directly and in detail" about the subject. The Rolling Stones article is solely about the subject, so I would say that, at the very least, it is "directly" about him. The two Deadline articles discuss a couple of different actors, but there is no requirement that a source be solely about the subject. There are, however, more articles that I can cite if the cumulative effect of those above is not sufficient to meet sourcing requirements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dflaw4 (talk • contribs) 00:28, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Draftify. - Aaqib Anjum Aafī (^talk) 22:22, 5 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Just thought I should disclose that the users TamilMirchi, KartikeyaS343, Cedix and myself have recently received Talk page messages from Akhiljaxxn (the nominator of this AfD) with a link to this discussion and 2 others. To avoid any question of WP:CANVASSING, I will not be participating here. Cheers, 1292simon (talk)

I messaged a few editors who are known for their expertise in the field of discussions related to AfD. I wanted to draw a wider range of informed but uninvolved editors' input for this. And my message was "I would like to bring your attention: for your input here (link 1), here (link 2) and here (link 3)." I thought WP:APPNOTE allowed this.- Akhiljaxxn (talk) 08:10, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete does not have multiple significant roles in notable productions.John Pack Lambert (talk) 16:07, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Given possible canvassing relisting what is otherwise a delete consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Barkeep49 (talk) 01:18, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Invitation to Pharaoh of the Wizards to review the sources I listed above. Thanks, Dflaw4 (talk) 06:56, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete When I saw the subject in question, I was surprised to see the lack of any in-depth coverage of him, knowing his role in iZombie. Seeing the sources Dflaw4 posted, 1st one is a WP:ROUTINE cast reporting, 2nd source is mediocre at best leaning to poor, mostly relying on what the subject said and WP:TRIVIA, 3rd one also a WP:ROUTINE cast report. My searches lead only to other cast announcements or websites citing what he said about being sexually abused like [1]. WP:NACTOR wise, he has a main role in iZombie, supporting role in Happy Anniversary (2018 film) and bunch of small roles in web series, non-notable movies, Harley Quinn (TV series) and video games. Unltimately, it's a WP:GNG failure with a very weak WP:NACTOR case, hence delete for me. AaqibAnjum's suggestion of draftifying is a nice idea, since he has two Netflix roles to come in Midnight Mass and The Haunting of the Bly Manor, which may push some coverage out or help out the NACTOR. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 10:37, 9 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Aside from the roles listed above Kohli has also appeared on a couple episodes of Supergirl (TV series) https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-rahul-kohli-season-5 and has been interviewed at least once about his character's role on the series. https://collider.com/rahul-kohli-supergirl-season-2-interview/. 104.142.124.87 (talk) 03:42, 11 April 2020 (UTC) AndyEN[reply]
Keep - Let this page stay. Another role he worked was voicing Tesh's father Aarush in The Rocketeer. Plus, @Dflaw4: and the anonymous contributor above my comment are right about their claims. --Rtkat3 (talk) 14:48, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per WP:GNG and WP:ACTOR. This page looked like WP:SOAPBOX to me while checking the creation date. The page being created back in 2015 before the subject did most of his non-notable roles by using his tweets are references for WP:GNG. I wonder why nobody noticed this before. About his future series please see WP:NOTCRYSTALBALL and without prejudice against recreation in the future if circumstances change.GiuliaZB (talk) 17:37, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I am happy to fix up the page and its sourcing if the consensus is "Keep". Dflaw4 (talk) 05:51, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep lead character for five seasons in globally watched TV series, significant fan base following (235K on twitter), recognition in gaming world. Meets ENT. NEXIST. AfD is not clean up.--Goldsztajn (talk) 15:45, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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