Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nadi Jodhidam

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 Keep — there is no clear consensus (5 votes keep, 3 votes delete). However, the majority is for keep, and that's a failsafe stance. Some users noted that this might be a relevant stub from which an article might grow. I'll add cleanup though. --Gareth Hughes 19:23, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nadi Jodhidam

Problem: Does not appear notable, Google suggests a different spelling [1], and there are no relevant findings in my opinion. Seems to be Original research as well, if I am wrong, hopefully somebody can correct.Molotov (talk) Image:Caranimationforvmolotov.gif
03:37, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

• Delete nonsense. --rob 03:45, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
• Hold on a minute. Get somebody that knows something about hinduism to offer an opinion on this one. If it truly is nonsense, then delete. Otherwise merge into appropriate hindu related topic or list as a hindu stub. Just because we are not familiar with a cultural reference does not make in nonsense.--Gaff ^{talk 10:43, 15 October 2005 (UTC)}

Comment I know firsthand that it is fairly popular in Madras. It is a form of predicting the future. The concept behind it is that the fate of everyone is already predicted many thousands of years ago. There are different branches of this based on predictions by different sages, the one by Agastya being the most famous. The guys who make the prediction have these predictions written in dried palm leaves, one leaf for each individual. If you go there for consultation, they will ask you for your details and find a leaf which matches the things that have already happened in your life, and read out/interpret the rest of the contents of the leaf to predict your future. How scientific it is is anybody's guess. Tintin 15:21, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Delete, unless the article is significantly improved. A three line stub of this sort does no good to anybody. Tintin 15:21, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

• Keep--according to Tintin, this is in fact a good topic for an article, and the stub will expand over time. Indeed, I already know more about the topic than I did before. Meelar (talk) 17:59, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

• Weak Keep Nadi Jothidam is the spelling preferred by google, and articles of either spelling refer to astrology, not palm leaf reading. This appears to be a real phenomenon, but I'm not certain how valid the article is as it stands. I'd like to keep it, or maybe Redirect to Nadi Jothidam, and definitely it needs some expansion, but it does seem notable. Jesse 19:26, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

You will get many google hits for 'Nadi jyothisham' and 'Nadi jothisham' as well, and sometimes with the alternate spelling naadi ! Jyothisham (with minor differences in spelling) is the word for astrology in most Indian languages. Tintin 19:35, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

• Keep per Tintin.--Gaff ^{talk 08:48, 16 October 2005 (UTC)}
• Keep Even though, I wouldn't call it a science, there are a number of people who believe in these predictions and their accouns seem irrefutable (perhaps they're tricked). As for the name, I'd prefer Nadi jothidam (the pronumciation would be naa-di joo-thi-dam [o as in over]). -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 03:50, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
• Keep but major cleanup and stubbification needed. - Sensor 02:37, 20 October 2005 (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.