Wikiquote:Votes for deletion/Mohammad Mosaddegh


 * 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: keep. BD2412 T 02:09, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

Mohammad Mosaddegh
No original quotes. The quote attributed here is actually from the Gulistan of Sa'di (1259):
 * "when I see a blind man approaching a well  /   if I sit silently, I have sinned."
 * (وگر بینم که نا بینا و چاه است  /   اگر خاموش بنشینم گناه است)

— Ningauble (talk) 14:16, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Vote closes: 15:00, 10 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete as nom. ~ Ningauble (talk) 14:16, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I have reservations about the quotes that have been added since the original nomination. Are attributions made without citation on the website of an advocacy group, sponsored by an activist organization, really what should be considered a reliable source? I would rather see more credibly neutral sources, or reliable contemporaneous ones. ~ Ningauble (talk) 20:12, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * May I offer a helpful tip. If you don't like a source, Google the quote and find a better one.  For example here is one for the first quote: --Collingwood (talk) 21:24, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom; no original quotes. BD2412 T 15:54, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep as improved; thanks, Collingwood! BD2412 T 16:16, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete, per nom. ~ UDScott (talk) 17:32, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Until more valid sources are added for the quotes, I maintain my delete vote. I agree with Ningauble that the provided source is dubious at best. And replying that it is up to those of us that advocate deletion to go find better sources is not the best way to approach this - I would argue that this is not our responsibility. If I have the time to do so, then I will add sources, but it should not be presumed that I or others should have to "Google the quote and find a better one." (as Collingwood suggested above) It's not a matter of not liking a source, but rather raising questions on the validity of the provided source - and I do not believe it is too much to ask for valid sources to be provided. In the end, if valid sources are provided, I will likely change my vote. ~ UDScott (talk) 16:57, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep I removed the offending quote (which even the cited source does not attribute to him) and added others.--Collingwood (talk) 21:38, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per recent improvements to the article. Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 14:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * There are some quotes added to this article so there is no reason for deleting.Soroush90gh (talk) 18:51, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep --Tryst (talk) 16:18, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep ~ ♞☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 16:21, 30 April 2012 (UTC)