Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Lithuanian household gods


 * 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 of the debate was keep. --Sam Blanning(talk) 14:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

List of Lithuanian household gods
Non-encyclopaedic. Most of these gods have their own articles and these are already contained in the category 'Mythic beings in Lithuanian mythology'. BlueValour 02:36, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep gods are always a notable topic because, well, because they're gods. :) Anyway, this does what a category can't by beginning to explain what the gods do. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 02:44, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment OTOH if anyone really wants to know what these gods do they just need to look at the relevant article. BTW my wife said to me today 'Oh, my God' - does that make me notable? BlueValour 02:50, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Do you really believe you're a god because your wife used the word? CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 02:55, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ermmmmm that was what we call here in the UK 'a joke'. (Click on the word 'joke' for more information) :-) BlueValour 03:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. Seems a notable topic for a list and potentially useful for people looking up Lithuanian gods who don't know each Gods name. Capitalistroadster 03:06, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - I know that the state of Lithuanian mythology articles is very much miserable. Therefore I ordered a book on that subject. It should arrive in a month and I hope to clean up that mess then. Renata 03:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Seems to serve the same purpose as any other annotated list in Wikipedia.  I would actually kinda like a list like this for other mythologies.  Right now you'd kinda need this if you forgot a name.  &mdash; Laura Scudder &#9742; 03:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Being of Lithuanian descent, I've always been curious about such things. Honestly, I'd never seen a list this complete before; textbooks usually mention a small handful (the garden snake, the oak, thunder) and that's it. Besides, nominator may not understand the nature of Lithuanian mythology: the Lithuanian were the last pagans in Europe, being "officially" christianized only in the 14th century, with pagan practices persisting far longer. This is an important part of the Lithuanian culture, something that the culture is proud of, and is typically (if shallowly) taught starting in grade school. BTW Lithuania has the worlds largest museum devoted to this (Velnelio muzejius ?? not sure of english title, I pressume there's a WP article on it.) p.s. There's a joke that the Lithuanians will be the last catholics in Europe.... linas 03:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is more than just a list; it shows considerable thought and organization. There is also the Category page, but I think this page adds something important. Inter lingua  talk 04:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment - I thought some voters here would want to know that, having suddenly noticed the redundant Category: Mythic beings in Lithuanian mythology mentioned in the nomination, I listed it at WP:CFD for merging into Category:Lithuanian deities. &mdash; Laura Scudder &#9742; 04:31, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * speedy keep serves a purpose, and not in any way "non- encyclopedic" Joeyramoney 04:46, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't think it really qualifies under Speedy keep. CanadianCaesar Cæsar is turn’d to hear 04:59, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Clearly useful for getting to the right article. --JJay 04:45, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep useful and not an endless list. Jammo (SM247) 04:50, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above, also useful to access information on particular Lithuanian gods. --Arnzy (whats up?)  05:02, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above, informative list on Lithuanian household gods-- ☆ TBC ☆ (aka Tree Biting Conspiracy) 05:05, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep, perfectly useful list. --Coredesat 05:49, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable, informative list on a topic of interest and importance.--Auger Martel 06:38, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Appears to be original research, with no sources or documentation. Otherwise, I have a list of Californian household gods that a bunch of us made up at school one day.  :-)  Tychocat 09:15, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep but it'd be nice if they all linked somewhere, even just to stubs. -- Xyra  e  l   T  10:04, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Would be nice if it was referenced, hope Renata's book is useful in this regard. Inner Earth 10:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, the lack of sources is unfortunate. Turns out my library has a couple of books on Lithuanian mythology, so if they're any good I'll try to supplement Renata's info.  &mdash; Laura Scudder &#9742; 16:25, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep if it was NY household gods, it would be more notable? ackoz [[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|20px]] 13:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep. Lithuania must be crawling with gods.  References may be desirable in the gods' individual articles, but probably unnecessary on this list.  Smerdis of Tlön 16:29, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. However the article could usefully be expanded, as perhaps could some of the articles to which it leads.  Peterkingiron 16:59, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep this interesting list. If I remember this from my Latin class correctly, "household gods" have a special purpose, which would justify this list separate from the Mythology of Lithuania article. JChap 00:02, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - Richardcavell 01:24, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep "Unencyclopedic" is another way of saying "it should be deleted", but doesn't really say why. Nothing wrong with having both a category and a list. Also, I feel that deleting this would be systemic bias. Armedblowfish (talk|mail|contribs) 15:32, 19 June 2006 (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.