Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of magical mottoes

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. - Mailer Diablo 11:35, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of magical mottoes

I prod'd, per this appearing to be a random collection of facts. author removed prod, citing the possible desire of users to browse. I felt this was unlikely and AfD'd it i kan reed 15:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• Keep. I created, and I de-proded. Rationale: I was going to create Portal:Occult today with this included for easy navigation of Occultists bio's. This would also compliment the project I created a while ago: WikiProject Occult. But if the community decides its not needed then I will have to go with consensus. SynergeticMaggot 15:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and expand. This is hardly a random collection of facts: its focus is quite specifically on the mottoes chosen by members of magical organizations of the sort whose initiates were expected to choose one. People who did this are often referred to by their mottoes or its initials in the relevant literature. - Smerdis of Tlön 15:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment. Expansion in progress. :) SynergeticMaggot 15:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Specific, narrow criteria are established for inclusion on the list. Verifiable, with sources cited. Could be encyclopedic to those interested in occultism. Seems to have some room for expansion. I'm not sure the title, "List of magical mottoes" is appropriate -- I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this wasn't it. However I don't know enough about the topic to suggest something better. Keep and continue to improve. Scorpiondollprincess 16:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• I'm not sure but that we'd be better served by moving the article to magical motto, and expanding the background with the history and significance of taking magical names, their role in initiatory magical societies, and the beliefs that prompt the practice, and retaining the list as a part of a broader article. Calling anything a "list" is like waving a red flag in front of a bull anymore. Smerdis of Tlön 16:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

• Response. Maybe a move would be better for the future (or future AfD's). I should have thought about that from the start. SynergeticMaggot 16:52, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
• Comment: Good suggestion. I would absolutely favor moving the article to magical motto and expanding the background, significance, etc. Never compile a list when you can actually write a full-fledged article. Good thinking! Scorpiondollprincess 18:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

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.