Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Soukou

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 of the debate was Delete.  (aeropagitica)  17:58, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Soukou

At the Wikipedia:WikiProject Japanese mythology, it has been established that this article is factually incorrect; the article is about a supposed creature in Japanese mythology that does not exist. We think it is likely that the information on the page is from an anime (possibly Naruto) or a videogame, but it is presented as an actual Japanese myth. {{prod}} was added to this page, but the page was edited by an anon. editor, who removed the tag and also added some poorly formatted additional information (which makes it more obvious that this is something from a game or anime, although it is still presented as an actual Japanese myth). MikeDockery 11:04, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Note: The anon. editor who removed the {{prod}} tag has now registered as User:Raze lb and presented additional evidence for the article's merits at Talk:Soukou. I am still not convinced, as the information is unsourced, but if the user can provide sources for this information, my opinion on this article may change. MikeDockery 05:43, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

• Weak delete I could only find one entry on the wiki project cited which says that they think it is a computer game creature, but nothing to indicate that it has been established as such. However, it is likely that the nom is right, so delete. Kcordina 12:25, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment We haven't firmly established where the information came from, only that it isn't information from Japanese mythology. If we could find out specifically where the information is from, we would move or merge the page. However, since we can't establish the origins, we decided to list for deletion. MikeDockery 12:32, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. To Kcordina: The project discussed this at length, but you'll have to visit Talk:Soukou to see this. Check that out, and any fears you have should be put to rest. BrianSmithson 12:52, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom.--み使い Mitsukai 13:00, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. --Terence Ong 13:27, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. NickelShoe 15:02, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. -- Alpha269 15:26, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete, the article itself sounds like a hoax, perhaps a mockery of said mythology? Grandmasterka 16:46, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. As BrianSmithson said, we discussed this at length on the Talk:Soukou page. --日本穣 17:52, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per well argued nomination. εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 22:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
• Delete I know know what the hell this is all about, but I am pretty sure it doesn't belong on wikipedia. --Descendall 03:42, 10 March 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.