Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/What Witches Do
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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 keep. Cool Hand Luke 03:35, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What Witches Do
Fails WP:NB --EAEB 14:28, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Weak delete. It does seem to have a real publisher and a fair number of google hits, but 661,468 Amazon sales ranking doesn't help support notability, and the only review I could find- at least, I think it's a review- is in Hebrew. -FisherQueen (Talk) 15:48, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep - as Wiccan books go, this is really one of the more historically notable ones. However, due to the publication date, most reviews will have been in print and are unlikely to be found on the web. This AfD should be posted to the appropriate projects and time should be given for older Wiccans with print archives from the period to search for reviews. Essittam 16:52, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Strong Keep - I agree with Essittam above. - Debeo Morium: to be morally bound (Talk | Contribs) 17:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep, the references give some strong support for the notability and meets the requirements for WP:NB. The Hebrew site found is a review, I've got a site translator on my browser. Hersfold (t/a/c) 18:41, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep per Essittam. IPSOS (talk) 23:48, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
- merge I am an ex-wiccan and do know of this book but this article is stub like with very little to it anyway. Why not just merge/make a section in Stewart Farrar the author, who has his own article?Merkinsmum 00:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep or merge. This is a fairly important work in the history of neo-paganism as a movement. The Amazon ranking may be slightly misleading, since my understanding is that this particular version is out of print, but was republished with additional material under a new title. - Smerdis of Tlön 13:46, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
- Keep - notability is confirmed. -- Roleplayer 00:31, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
- Strong Keep. There are other pagan-related books slated for deletion via PROD at the moment which I would not argue with (by Gerina Dunwich and Silver Ravenwolf.) But Farrar's book was written a generation ago when such texts were as rare as hen's teeth, unlike the modern confetti of 'Wiccan' texts. It's a big fish in a small pool which is why there may be few mainstream references (sorry, no pun intended...). But it definitely deserves to stay. Kim Dent-Brown (Talk to me) 12:47, 3 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.
