Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Aima Baig/1
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Significant portions of this are cited to unbylined "Web Desk"/"Entertainment Desk" pieces, which are a) not suitable for a BLP and b) mean that this deserves {{unreliable sources }}, which is a disqualifier. Courtesy ping to @Dclemens1971:, who first raised concerns at the DYK nom. Laun chba ller 10:30, 22 July 2026 (UTC) reply
- Probably worth mentioning that a number of un-bylined articles are published by Pakistani journalists who prefer to remain anonymous for political reasons (see [Journalists are never truly free in Pakistan). However, the subject isn't directly political. I have no opinion. —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 11:03, 22 July 2026 (UTC) reply
- Delist. Some of the more egregious WP:BLPGOSSIP violations have been removed, but I still count approximately 44 sources used in this article at the moment that are unbylined stories in South Asian news outlets. These are not political, as suggested by LastJabberwocky; these are tabloid/gossip/aggregation stories. Examples: gossip speculation about her dating life based on one of her instagram posts, a summary of her remarks on a podcast, an aggregation of random internet commentary on whether a Baig video is copying a Taylor Swift video, another aggregation of random internet comments about a Baig performance, and a summary of some kind of social media feud. None of this is original journalism; it's churnalism that launders social media posts and internet commentary into "news" articles. We don't use social media posts (except for WP:ABOUTSELF in very specific and limited uses) or user-generated internet comments to source our articles; why would we use "news" sources that are entirely based on those posts and comments with virtually no original reporting? Furthermore, these unbylined pieces are also highly promotional and opinionated (see WP:NEWSORGINDIA). Example:
This seems to have been Aima Baig’s year with all that she’s achieved — is it Aima Baig’s world and we’re just living in it? It's refreshing to see female artists step up and truly rock it.
I believe these sorts of sources must be used sparingly, if at all, in a GA, and this article has extensive passages relying on them. This should never have been passed as a GA in its reviewed state and it should not be eligible now. Dclemens1971 (talk) 11:37, 22 July 2026 (UTC) reply - Delist. Thanks to Dclemens1971 for the anaylysis above. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:45, 30 July 2026 (UTC) reply