Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maori 5 elements

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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 Delete--JForget 00:49, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maori 5 elements

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Although the lead of the article claims this as 'native Maori tradition', it does not have the hallmarks of a genuine tradition, but seems rather to be a new age-derived philosophy. The article is also unsourced; if it really is 'native Maori tradition', then it should derive from a traditional source recorded in the 19th century. If, on the other hand, it represents new age beliefs, it would not merit the epithet 'native' or 'Maori' which imply that this is tradition shared by, and known to, all Māori. Without sources, this article appears to be original research rather than genuine tradition Kahuroa 04:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete unless suitable sources are provided.-gadfium 04:49, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Zealand-related deletions. —gadfium 04:52, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Do we have notability requirements for articles on specific aspects of religion or belief systems? I don't think we do. But that's slightly irrelevant, as this is original research as it stands now. A cursory google search reveals nothing to show that this is, in fact, a genuine belief. So delete. i said 04:59, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as nominator. Kahuroa 03:43, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete , no sources - SimonLyall 06:55, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. I'm intrigued by "Earth was said to cause Earthquakes". The earth causes itself to quake? Moriori 02:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. As previously stated, not even the almighty Google can come up with anything on this... Magus05 (talk) 20:34, 26 October 2007 (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.