Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yggdrasil (author)

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The result of the debate was delete. —Xezbeth 18:09, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Yggdrasil (author)

Not convinced of the notability. Quite a number of google hits (2000 contain the words "Yggrasil" and "nationalism", but I don't think all of them are about this guy), but that's only to be expected from someone whose vehicle for expression is the internet. Grutness|hello? 03:47, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

  • Keep - While I certainly understand questioning his notability (there being an inherent ring of non-notability to "anonymous Internet author"), I think he has made a substantial contribution to White nationalist discourse (one of his texts being used by the National Alliance [2], for example) —Morning star 05:53, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep I'm sure his works regularly pop up on stormfront. I just wonder if we have enough information to make an article. Klonimus 06:43, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
    • Not only his works, but his posts have appeared on Stormfront, from 2001 to the present. Apparently he "had a major influence on [Stormfront]" and on Don Black's adoption and use of the term "White Nationalist" [3]. - Morning star 23:45, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. -Sean Curtin 23:19, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Verifiability. Mikkalai 02:16, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. "Yggdrasil" was head seraphim in the game Tales of Symphonia, meaning this is likely just a hoax. Bky1701 06:58, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
    • That is irrelevant. Yggdrasil is the world tree in Nordic myhology and a quite fitting pen-name for a white nationalist author. I think that they glike to use things of Germanic origin. I think that it comes from there rather than from any modern work of fiction which have borrowed this name form mythology, like Tales of Symphonia and Starcraft. No vote from me but I doubt the verifiability of this. Jeltz talk 10:38, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
      • Correct. He defines the mythical tree and states: "In the context of White Nationalism, one can assume that Yggdrasil binds together different classes of Europeans". [4] - Morning star 23:45, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
        • The fact is, in the game he was a elf that wanted to turn all humans into lifeless beings. Making it just seems hoax-like... Bky1701 06:20, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete not verifiable. Yggdrasil is also a character in the Storm (comic) series, among others. Radiant_* 13:44, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep If only for the linking of the Yggdrasil tree with White Nationalist currency. The sheer volume of critiques and myriad other works on the Internet is notable for its contribution to and impact on the White Nationalist movement . We cannot fall prey to the consideration that Yggdrasil is not notable because hir works have not gained wide circulation outside the strictures of hir virtually anonymous Internet platform. Curtsurly 05:26, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Mcfly85 06:31, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Article does not establish notability. Gamaliel 07:18, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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