Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/American Longhair


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The result was   merge to Maine Coon. The Bushranger One ping only 05:11, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

American Longhair

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No sources, no evidence that this is anything but a joke or other name for Domestic Longhair cat. Nothing has been added since 2008 pschemp | talk 08:47, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment Presumably there are lists of cat breeds kept by cat-related organisations (shows, breeders, owners clubs?). These should function as a guide to what's a real distinct breed and what's not. Is this breed recognised by anyone?  If not, delete.  --Colapeninsula (talk) 12:23, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
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 * Merge with Maine Coon - I've added several sources to the article. The best sources refer to the Maine Coon as being the 'American Longhair' cat.  Several other sources indicate that the Domestic Longhair is the same as the American Longhair.  From the sources available I think a merge or redirect to Maine Coon would make sense.-- Stv  Fett erly  (Edits)  15:47, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:10, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Comment This "breed" is not recognized by any actual registry of cat breeds in the world. Also, I'd suggest a better merge would be with Domestic Longhair. Maine Coons must have a pedigree. Whatever this cat is, it has no pedigree and is not part of any breed. The Landrace Domestic Longhair is more appropriate.pschemp | talk 00:34, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —Tom Morris (talk) 10:24, 22 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge with Maine Coon as suggested by Stvfetterly. The first sentence even reads: "The American Longhair or more common name, Maine Coon..." -- No need for a separate (less complete) article if the more common name has a solid article already. MyNameWasTaken (talk) 17:38, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
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