Deletion of Srini Kumar

Comment: Link rot doesn't really matter here, since there's other pathways to notability (the short answer is no, link rot shouldn't make someone non-notable: the question is whether he was ever notable in the first place.) The article, in its current state, is ''terrible,'' and likely fails  on its face. However, I am finding book reviews for his book online - I'm not entirely sure if they're reliable sources or not - but there is a good argument he passes , but I will leave this for someone else to make (I honestly don't care, I was interested in the link rot discussion and got sucked in
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:NAUTHOR)

Comment: poorly sourced and I can't find other sources with a simple Google search.  Fails 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: These aren't independent, reliable sources - . Fails . Best
Stance: delete
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Comment: The ''Village Voice'' article {{u|KeithTyler}} found (above, 11 May), meets . Additionally, SK organised the first WEBZINE conference in 1998, which also attracted BASIC-level coverage of both SK and the event
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Comment: per nom, no verifiable, independent sources at all, fails  and 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:GNG)