Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Memitim

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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 merge and redirect to Death_(personification)#In_Abrahamic_Mythology. Fabrictramp (talk) 21:42, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Memitim

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There is no accessible evidence that memitim is a class of angels in any context. The word is simply translated. Admittedly I don't have access to the references, but suspect that they also just mention the term. If kept we need a better context than "biblical lore". Leo Laursen – ☏ ⌘ 07:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Delete there are sources, but notability is not established, and the author seems to admit feeling clueless. This information certainly would also belong somewhere else where it's relevant. We are here because of a procedural de-PROD. Potatoswatter (talk) 17:13, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. —Aleta Sing 18:02, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment. The first reference is available through Google Books - the subject is covered on pages 22-24 here. The second reference is available via JSTOR here if you have a subscription or want to pay $14 (neither applies to me). I don't think anyone should be calling for deleting any article which is sourced to academic books and papers without checking the sources first. Phil Bridger (talk) 09:52, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
    The linked source "Olyan" does in fact hint to the existence of Memitim as a class of angels, with: "What is very likely a minor textual error has given rise to destroying angels called mĕmītǐm, ..." I found no hint as to the context in which Memitim is used as a group of angels. As to "call for deletion without checking sources", I agree in principle. In this particular case I still think my proposal is merited, though. – Leo Laursen – ☏ ⌘ 12:47, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect to Death (personification)#In Abrahamic Mythology (i.e., copy the references, as most text is already there) - Nabla (talk) 16:54, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein (talk) 07:05, 2 May 2008 (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.