Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malik Ofori

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 delete. There is not a single independent reliable source with significant coverage presented, nor here nor in the article itself. Vanjagenije (talk) 20:21, 21 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Malik Ofori

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Subject fails WP:GNG, WP:FILMMAKER and WP:RS. There's a whole lot of claim of notability but no reliable sources to back it up. Sources are from blog post and social media handles. Twitter and YouTube are not considered as reliable references.

At this point only violates WP:PROMO Lapablo (talk) 20:07, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Lapablo (talk) 20:07, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. Lapablo (talk) 20:07, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ghana-related deletion discussions. Lapablo (talk) 20:07, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 05:59, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 05:59, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 05:59, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Internet-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 06:00, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - Malik Ofori's article is not vandalism, SPAM, or an attack page, It is a page for notable Ghanaian Filmmaker. I don't think it fails WP:GNG, WP:FILMMAKER and WP:RS as most of the references are from popular entertainment source in Ghana and Africa. I vote Keep because deserves to be on Wikipedia and it doesn't go against Wikipedia policies. I think with time there will be more improvement on this article with more citation etc. Ball J 11:40, 15 July 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Balljgh (talk • contribs)

Comment: If you are indeed Ball J, then you are the head of the record label that Mr. Ofori is signed to, and consequently you have a conflict of interest. Richard3120 (talk) 14:35, 17 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: First of all I have not stated that I myself am Ball J. Secondly, anyone can give their opinion here on whether the article in question should be kept or not which i think should be speedy kept. You stating I have WP:COI is Wikipedia:Harassment. How can I have a WP:COI when even I wasn't the one who created the page in question. I created my talk back in 2015 when I wanted to know more about wikipedia and choose to write an article about Ball J so I created this my current page with a view description about him thinking at first that was how to create a wikipedia page for an article.Ball J

You say you're not Ball J, yet you sign your comments "Ball J"... If you are not Ball J and don't want to be mistaken for him, perhaps it would be a good idea not to use his name, no And there is no harassment at all, I said that if you were him, you would have a COI. Richard3120 (talk) 11:55, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Can't Ball J be my name too. Hence I sign my comments Ball J not Ball J and just by placing 4 of ~ at the end, Wikipedia does the rest.Ball J 18:54, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

You can, but it's going to make people think you are the same person, isn't it? Richard3120 (talk) 19:33, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

this was why I added gh to the name. Honestly at the beginning as I explained before I thought that was how a wikipedia page was created through the user page. I tried to change my user name but found out it can't be done. Forgive me if I caused any misunderstanding Ball J 23:27, 18 July 2019

Yes, it can be done – see WP:RENAME. Richard3120 (talk) 23:32, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Please also note that User:Balljgh created a page for himself in 2015 here so there's a whole COI going on here. Lapablo (talk) 00:49, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I created a page for myself. Bro get your facts right!!! Ball J 18:58, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

That's exactly what Lapablo said... and I notice that by sheer coincidence that other major contributor to that page apart from yourself is Malikofori... Richard3120 (talk) 19:33, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If I am getting what you're saying right you are saying I'm now not the Ball J you people are claiming but now I'm Malikofori? Ball J 23:27, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

No, Lapablo said that you created a page for yourself (assuming you were Ball J), and you also said you created a page for yourself, there's no difference in what you both said. As for Malik Ofori, it's strange that the subject of this AfD should also have edited the page you created for Ball J. But I don't believe you are the same person. Richard3120 (talk) 23:31, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you misunderstood me I never confirmed all those claims but its all good. Ball J 23:53, 18 July 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Balljgh (talk • contribs)

Keep, Very notable. He is a songwriter and a filmmaker at Nu Afrika Records, for which he has directed a lot of music videos for most celebrities in Ghana. He is also the CEO of his film company in Ghana called MO Films. Xzodoscript (talk) 13:20, 15 July 2019 (UTC) — Xzodoscript (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]
Keep, Speedy Kept. He is a young African filmmaker with a lot of experience in music as well and music video production. Currently signed at one of Ghana‘s leading record labels Nu Afrika Records. He is also a songwriter and has written songs for Ball J, Kwaw Kese produced movies etc. I think we should all help in improving Wikipedia pages rather than submitting them for deletion. This article should be speedy kept. Thanks Westhunder (talk) 13:40, 15 July 2019 (UTC) — Westhunder (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. [reply]

Keep - I would really appreciate if you could take your time to read the entire article and check references provided. Malik Ofori's article does not violate WP:PROMO as stated above, the article wasn't intended to promote him but to state facts about him online. If you feel there are places which violates WP:PROMO, your help in correcting tis is welcomed. Malik is a well known young filmmaker, songwriter and a YouTuber in Ghana, Africa and a big influencer too even has a verified on Twitter. This is my first artcle on Wikipedia and I hope to improve as time goes on but I will really appreciate if you can help improve the article if yu should have any problem with it than wanting it deleted. There are a lot of proof even when you google his name. I think there is still room for improvement on this article as I myself intend to improve this article by adding more references to it as time goes on.

In creating the page, great care was taken to ensure that the content thereof was non-promotional WP:PROMO and written in a factual, objective manner and tied to independent, third-party news citations. Other than citing his social media accounts like his verified Twitter account to verify WP:GNG, all content was backed by numerous independent, third-party, objective news sources in Ghana. As far as possible, the page's content complied with Wikipedia's rules and guidelines for use, notability criteria and objectivity parameters.Kofipedia (talk) 12:54, 16 July 2019 (UTC) — Note to closing admin: Kofipedia (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this AfD. [reply]

Comment: Wanted to point out that I opened an SPI for the authors of the above few Keep votes at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Balljgh based on their tendency to show up together in AfDs. creffett (talk) 01:37, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. I was thinking myself that there is some obvious WP:CANVAS going on, if not outright sockpuppetry. ShelbyMarion (talk) 12:37, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.