Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bernard Anton Bandara Goonetilleke

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The result was delete. Kurykh (talk) 06:24, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Fails WP:BIO. There is no inherent notability in being an ambassador, even to/from a "major" country. The references cited are either mentions in a list, a flickr photo, and an article written by him - no reliable independent sources establishing notability. Dan arndt (talk) 09:57, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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  • delete no inherent notability in being ambassador. A gnews search without his middle names doesn't reveal any coverage with him as a subject. LibStar (talk) 11:03, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Challenge: There is no inherent notability in being an ambassador, even to/from a "major" country:

Category:Ambassadors of the United States. Regesta (talk) 13:57, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ambassadors still must meet WP:BIO. There have been numerous ambassadors from "major" countries deleted. The existence of a category does not establish inherent notability. LibStar (talk) 15:28, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, MBisanz talk 01:33, 28 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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