Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of lakes whose Native American names translate to Big Water


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The result was   delete. Spartaz Humbug! 02:59, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

List of lakes whose Native American names translate to Big Water

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After creating this list, I had second thoughts and speedied it. BenMacDui asked me to reconsider. I'm still about 70% in favor of deletion, as it seems a bit contrived, but I thought I'd bring it here for more opinions. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:48, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
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 * Delete Why can't this snippet of (not yet verified) information just be put onto the articles themselves? This list isn't encyclopaedic.  I, Jethrobot drop me a line 20:45, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete - Barely a list, no valid navigational function, more akin to a couple of factoids. Kudos for pulling the plug on your own piece. Carrite (talk) 02:03, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unencyclopedic.--141.152.79.93 (talk) 16:47, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment shouldn't this be at wiktionary, if it were to exist? 65.94.47.63 (talk) 06:38, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment My suggestion (originally made to the nominator) was that this article become a dab or more clearly identified as a set index article. This would only make sense if there were a few more "big waters" - and although I have no knowledge of this at all there may well be. The idea is still a bit contrived I agree, but see for example Eilean Fraoch and its associated List of islands called Linga - there are numerous Scottish islands called by names that in English mean "heather isle" that are so listed. My thought was that someone with an interest in lacustrine geography or Native American languages might find the idea helpful, but no matter if not. Ben   Mac  Dui  09:31, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment. The thing is, your examples are places with the same name. My list is of those with the same meaning. That's why it wouldn't be appropriate for a dab page. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:57, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete if in current form, but if there were some interesting article to be made about why these lakes were called big water (i.e. if it's something unique about native american languages/culture) then I would vote keep in that hypothetical alternative form Egg Centric 18:01, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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