Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dead Sea (disambiguation)


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  16:30, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Dead Sea (disambiguation)

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There is only one entry on this disambiguation page which is not a clear WP:Partial title match, and that entry—Dead Sea (novel)—can be dealt with by a hatnote at Dead Sea. Other than that, this disambiguation page is simply a list of pages with "Dead Sea" in the title, which is not what a WP:Disambiguation page is supposed to be. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 08:10, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and WP:TWODABS. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:08, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 12:50, 15 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete. I've cleaned up the dab page, and it is unneeded. -- JHunterJ (talk) 14:18, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. It would not be proper to make a hatnote at the main Dead Sea article to the novel, which is clearly obscure.  It would be giving outrageously undue coverage to the novel.  It is proper for the main article to have a hatnote just saying for other uses, see the disambiguation page.  This is a good usage of a disambiguation page.  (Besides, I think there probably are other uses, which might have been in the disambiguation page but have been deleted, I am not checking.)  TWODABS policy does not require deletion of disambiguation page, it just states that a disambiguation page might not be necessary.  Here it serves a purpose.  --Doncram (talk) 04:34, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * So the novel is too obscure to warrant a direct hatnote, but not for a hatnote to a dab page whose only separate entry is itself??? Clarityfiend (talk) 07:17, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yep, exactly that. Glad you understand.
 * Also, by the way, the disambiguation page might include "See also" type links perhaps to some of the partial match type items that have been deleted from the page. --Doncram (talk) 05:01, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, it could include links to other "Dead Sea" places which show up in Google search on "Dead Sea of", such as:
 * "Dead Sea of China", a waterpark: "The saltwater pool, known as China's 'Dead Sea' is located in Daying county, Sichuan province, and was a riot of colour as the masses grabbed their rubber rings and descended upon it yesterday. The indoor water park is said to be the largest in China and covers 30,000 square meters." Covered in several sources.
 * Manitou Beach or Little Manitou Lake, referred to as "The Dead Sea of Canada" in at least this source and perhaps more generally, I am not sure
 * Probably the Great Salt Lake is referred to as a "Dead Sea".
 * The Dead Sea on the border of Israel is not the only highly salty lake in a endorheic basin, to use the geology term, while perhaps many/most others are called Dead Sea.
 * These are not "partial matches" which I know enrage some disambiguation page editors to no end (I don't know why, I don't see them as so terrible to mention). These are "sometimes also known as" type places, which are very valid to include. --Doncram (talk) 05:15, 22 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete, per TWODABS. Making a hatnote at the article does not violate UNDUE, it simply tells people where to find something. The other suggested "dead seas" do not meet the qualifications for being listed on a disambig page - partial title matches and nicknames do not apply. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 03:55, 23 November 2018 (UTC)


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