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 CANCELLED. Massive sockpuppetry here [1] making the debate basically meaningless. A re-run in a sock-free environment is needed. - Splash - tk 17:58, 29 October 2006 (UTC) reply

Non notable political cartoonist. No google hits at all. All the external links in the article are from blogs. The articles earlier AFD can be found here. The magazine Chiricheepu was also deleted and its Afd. -- Ageo020 ( Talk • Contribs) 03:32, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply

• This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 10:59, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply

• Delete, a little reluctantly, because he's obviously a talented cartoonst, but more evience needed of notability. -- BrownHairedGirl ^{(talk) • ( contribs)} 14:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Keep. Evaluating an article where the references are not online is frustrating, but references are references, online or not. I confirmed one of his books at the Library of Congress, which uses a different transliteration for his name. On that basis, I think notability and verifiability are established. Is there a Cartoonists' Association of India which has awarded him a prize or in which he has held office? That would be worth mentioning. -- TruthbringerToronto ( Talk | contribs) 14:19, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
  • Comment LOC's and S jithesh's link [2]

But the library has a book on every author. Does this make him noteworthy-- Ageo020 ( Talk • Contribs) 21:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply

• • • Not every author of a book in the Library of Congress' collection is notable. However, since list of books in the article didn't include ISBN, I wanted to verify that the books exist. I was able to find one of the books listed in the article. The Library of Congress listing establishes verifiability rather than notability. -- TruthbringerToronto ( Talk | contribs) 03:18, 25 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Very Strong Keep-I'm a journalist in Malayalam. I'm very familiar with his name.He is highly notable in the field of cartooning. His cartoons and anatomical sketches reveals his mastery over the art. Please see the external links [3]. Those who have firsthand knowledge in fine arts can easily judge his skills. He used to draw and write for all major Malayalam Publications. -- Nileena joseph 18:23, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
  • Comment great to have local input, but I'm afraid that the issue here is not what we make of his skills (and he looks good to me!), but how notable he is. Can you offer any evidence on his notability? -- BrownHairedGirl ^{(talk) • ( contribs)} 19:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
  • Comment- Google contains more than 30 results on him. I have found his name as a journalist in an official website of Kerala State Government. Please check it out. [4]. [5] Most of his writings and cartoons are in Malayalam Language. I couldn't know whether English translations are available or not...? S. Jithesh is also famous as the editor of noted Malayalam Cartoon Monthly Chiricheppu. Readers and artlovers of Kerala know him very well. Nileena joseph 19:59, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
  • Comment Please check out your first link. It shows that s jithesh works as a special correspondent for Mangalam in New delhi. But this S jithesh as written in the article works in Kerala. The two are different jitesh's.-- Ageo020 ( Talk • Contribs) 21:29, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
    • Comment-I got an article to prove his notability from our press club library Kottayam. Jeevitham Enne Enthu Padippichu?(What the life has taught me?)is a popular philosophical column in Samakalika Malayalam(Famous weekly published by The Indian Express Daily). This column publishes the philosophical views and visions of noted personalities in different walks of life. I have found philosophical views and biography of S. Jithesh in that column.(2004 october 1st issue) I'm uploading a scanned copy of that page.Those who know Malayalam language can read this.[ [6]] Nileena joseph 08:10, 25 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Keep. A well known cartoonist in Kerala. When there was a controversy over Chiricheppu last time, I asked few guys who were on a training in AIMS and they told that he is fairly well known in Kerala  Doctor Bruno  22:20, 24 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Keep - notable cartoonist. Bakaman _Bakatalk 01:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. Bakaman _Bakatalk 01:33, 25 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Strong Keep-Excellent wellknown cartoonist of Kerala. Ihave seen so many cartoons drawn by Jithesh. Nooranadu mohan 02:42, 26 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Delete; a majority of the keep recommendations indicate this is a notable cartoonist, but without any sort of references or reliable sources to back up that assertion per WP:BIO. Similarly, as an author, I don't see any references or reliable sources indicating that his book meets WP:BK. Geocities links do not satisfy WP:RS. -- Kinu ^t/ _c 04:44, 26 October 2006 (UTC) reply
  • Comment I have checked the links.Highly reliable. Chintha is a noted Malayalam online Magazine.Please see: [7] [ [8]].Malayalam is an important vernacular Indian language.But News reports from Malayalam newspapers or periodicals are not available in Google search. Jithesh is a writer cum cartoonist in Malayalam Language. I have read his latest poem in Onappathippu 2006 of Veekshanam daily . Joshygeorge 06:24, 28 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Very Strong Keep- This user is a Kerala Cartoonist. So I can affirm easily that Jithesh is a noted Kerala Cartoonist. His cartoons are used to appear in almost all Malayalam periodicals. In addition to that I have watched his interviews in Malayalam Telivision Channels like Doordarsan, Asianet etc. I have seen 8 or 9 external links provided in the article. All are reliable.His anatomical drawings are of superb quality. It reminds the quality of great masters in art.But only a diamond merchant recognises the supreme quality of diamond. Joshygeorge 08:54, 26 October 2006 (UTC) reply
• Strong and Speedy Keep Article contains objective and worthy informations about the works of a notable Indian Artist/Cartoonist. Dr.khan 16:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC) reply

• Strong Strong KeepS.Jithesh is a noted cartoonist and is a noted figure in Malyalam Cartoon field. i have seen his interviews and programmes in all leading Malayalam tv channels.His cartoons and interviews appear in all leading malayalam newspapers (like Mathrubhumi,Malayal manorama,etc.) regularly Adv. P. R. Bijuchandran 08:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC) reply

• Strong and speedy Keep As per all Kerala wikipedians said this article is about a famous kerala cartoonist. Recently he was a chief guest in DoorDarshan's (thiruvananthapuram)Nisagandhi live programme. I had watched it. I read his cartoons in Mathrubhumi newspaper's Narmabhumi. I have verified the external links and references added to the article back up that assertion per WP:BIO.I'm sure this artist is highly notable .All are reliable links and sources.As per TruthbringerToronto said enlisting in Library of Congress already prooved verifiability part. Devapriya 17:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC) reply

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