Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World Tapir Day

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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. Consensus between merge and delete is mixed but leaning towards delete. Since the day is already described and a website cited/referenced in the Tapir article for more info, there seems little else in the article needing to be merged. Pigman☿ 05:52, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] World Tapir Day

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Contested prod. Non-notable holiday. The creator left a message on my talk page in which he admitted that indeed it is not significant, (bad me, I misread the note) but that it should be included on the grounds of the cause's importance. Let's not confuse nobility with notability. Blanchardb-Me•MyEars•MyMouth-timed 14:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete as nom. --Blanchardb-Me•MyEars•MyMouth-timed 14:16, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Good cause, but not covered in any reliable sources -- no notability. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 14:26, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep I don't know where my responses keep going here. I do disagree with your interpretation of what I wrote (double negatives... my own fault, I guess) - it is significant for tapir conservation projects (whether you think tapir conservation is significant is another matter, of course). World Tapir Day is supported by the Tapir Specialist Group, the leading tapir conservation-related group worldwide. In my opinion, it is notable AND noble, hence the inclusion of this page. User talk:Captain Potato 14:33, 5 April 2008 (UTC) (I know, syntax errors, but it's late in Australia now...)
  • Merge to Tapir where World Tapir Day is already mentioned in the article. Paste (talk) 14:47, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep It's notable as a conservation effort to protect an endangered species. I would point out to Captain Potato that it's good that your page has been nominated for deletion, because the nomination has gained more attention to the problem. Otherwise, this might be overlooked in the 2,000,000+ articles on Wikipedia. That said, there is room to improve on the article by pointing out whatever feedback the effort has gotten. I suggest that you might want to rename the article "World Tapir Day, April 27". Mandsford (talk) 15:29, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment; no, such a rename would be a bad thing. "World Tapir Day" is the name of the thing and is what the article should be called.--Prosfilaes (talk) 16:53, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for your concern.... Mandsford (talk) 20:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge to Tapir Reywas92Talk 16:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge with Tapir. Luksuh
  • Merge into Tapir. OlenWhitaker • talk to me or don't • ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ 16:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Smerge or Delete. It gets 11 hits on Google, including two to Wikipedia and two to Google Groups. Just not notable.--Prosfilaes (talk) 16:53, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge/Redirect to Tapir. It's a cool idea, and I think we should mention it somewhere, but it's too obscure for its own article. If it picks up some media attention, then we can re-evaluate it. Zagalejo^^^ 18:08, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - I don't even think this deserves a merge or redirect. In all appearances, This holiday was WP:MADEUP recently, a website was made and they started to promote it by going to any blog site they could find and soapboxing their idea. It is no where near having WP:N or WP:RS. Merging it to Tapir would make Tapir into a WP:COATRACK!. --Pmedema (talk) 18:21, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
    • Comment. It's already mentioned in the Tapir article! Paste (talk) 18:39, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • comment - no independent, reliable sources discuss this, do they? No google news hits. special, random, Merkinsmum 20:51, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Merge/redirect per Zagalejo. paranomia (formerly tim.bounceback)a door? 22:45, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Surely all "x day" events are made up? Apart from ones that are the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar, or similar... and as a first instance of the day, particularly one that hasn't happened yet, there isn't much about it on the internet. I'd imagine there would be a lot more about it after the 27th April? Jerry Fodor (talk) 13:01, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Delete per nom. Already added to Tapir by World Tapir Day creator so merge unnecessary. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 15:05, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
  • strong delete no notability. Not been mentioned in any reliable sources. special, random, Merkinsmum 12:15, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Tapir's are cool. Sadly wikipedia is not a crystal ball, and the first WTD has not yet happened, so we must delete and be content with it being briefly mentioned on the Tapir page. The poor not so fuzzy big snouted Tapirs will just have to wait to be in an encyclopedia until their big day makes the news. Earthdirt (talk) 02:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
  • merge with tapirs. King Pickle (talk) 19:44, 12 April 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.