Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sherida (2nd nomination)

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The result was merge with Mesopotamian mythology.--Kubigula (talk) 02:29, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sherida

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A predecessor goddess, unknown outside of Wikipedia, with few sources to be found. Jmlk17 11:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• Speedy Delete - Definitely not notable. Scarian^Talk 11:37, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• This isn't a speedy candidate. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?)} 19:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• Keep - The article does cite a reference. Just because it can't be found online does not mean it's nn. 1redrun ^Talk 13:33, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Comment I find very few references online, the only reference seems to be the same book listed in this article. If this article can't be expanded beyond just the assertion that the goddess existed, then it's not a Wikipedia article. If another reference - online or off - can be sited, then it's a keeper. MarkBul 16:45, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Speedy keep as bad faith nom. What do Sheridan Stage School and Sheridan Ure have to do with this AfD? I would submit Sherida is per se notable as the consort of the Sumerian sun god and a goddess in her own right.[1] [2] Wl219 16:51, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• They all start with the same seven letters, and hence show up in Special:Prefixindex/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sherida; the fact that they show up there is an automatic function of the Mediawiki software, and has nothing to do with the nominator. And even if it did, so what? That hardly constitutes basis to accuse the nominator of bad faith. cab 05:04, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

• Keepper above and, also...Sherida is another name for Aya (goddess), a notable goddess with a small article in the Encyclopedia Mythica.--Sethacus 17:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Merge a mention of the fact that she was the consort of Utu into an appropriate place in Mesopotamian mythology. There are sources that support her existence [3] [4], but there does not seem enough out there to support a separate article. Deor 18:27, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Merge to Mesopotamian mythology per Deor. References do exist for this goddess, but there's not enough on her to warrant a separate article in my opinion. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?)} 19:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• I was going to suggest a merge, but didn't know what to. Change vote to merge per above.--Sethacus 20:25, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
• Delete unless a better source can be found. Michael Jordon's 'Encyclopedia of Gods' gets bad reviews from several Amazon readers, claiming it tries to cover too much, has little information, contains errors, and is more like a dictionary. WP rules encourage us to avoid using encyclopedias as sources. EdJohnston 02:01, 20 September 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.