Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Miko (anime and manga)


 * 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 was delete. Liz Read! Talk! 05:20, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

Miko (anime and manga)

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Topic is not notable enough for a standalone article (note: proper titling for this article would be Mikos in anime and manga). The situation is comparable to other anime/manga stock character types that also exist in real life, like idols, maids, otaku, etc. The appearance of miko in popular media is worth a mention at the miko article, but nothing more. — Goszei (talk) 07:09, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. — Goszei (talk)  07:09, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. — Goszei (talk)  07:09, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge into miko and delete per nom. Contents that does not overlap with the main topic should be summarized into a section, probably named "In popular culture". NasssaNser - T 10:20, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment A large amount of text are unsourced. The section "Works in which miko appear" constitute a simple listing and should not be kept. NasssaNser - T 10:52, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Merge (selectively) to Miko. Sections that are supported by sources can be added to a "In popular culture" section in the main article. This is not an independently notable topic. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 13:22, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete per below. Sources in the article are either redundant with the main article or not reliable. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 18:30, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - Not only is this a needless WP:SPINOUT article from the main topic, but I'm not actually seeing anything worth merging, since the bulk of information is entirely unsourced and likely WP:OR. The only actual real sources here are being used for the first sentence, which merely describe what a Miko is in real life, and is copied verbatim from the first sentence of the main Miko article.  The remaining parts of the article are either unsourced, or use completely ineligible sources like "some anonymous forums".  As there is no content that should be merged, and I don't find this to be a particularly likely search term for a Redirect, deletion seems the most appropriate option here.  Rorshacma (talk) 16:59, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete - I'd agree with the merge proposal, except pretty much hits the nail on the head.  Onel 5969  TT me 15:21, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't see how this can be cleaned up. If there's any reliably sourced information within this article at all, then I'd support the merge - but the only 3 sources consist of: Groemer, 28.; Aston, 101; and North-China herald, 571, which are vague references at best - ones I haven't the faintest idea how to access, much less verify (google produces no results, and just a last name/series of words and a number isn't much to go off of). I have no confidence in any of this information meeting guidelines. I do feel for the editor, but this was just a bad article to pick to translate - the original JP Wikipedia article has 0 references, just those 3 explanatory notes, reinforcing the appearance of WP:OR. Canadianerk (talk) 00:55, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Seeing 's comment, I conclude that this article is likely WP:OR with no contents worth keeping. NasssaNser - T 01:42, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete Canadianerk nailed it on the head. This article is poorly sourced, and the sources that are there are a last name and a page number, making it nearly impossible to find out if the source is reliable, verify the information, check depth of coverage, etc. While there are many articles related to anime and manga that need translation from the Japanese Wikipedia (see the request pages), this isn't one. Link20XX (talk) 05:47, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unless there are external references that refer to the group in popular culture as with Ninjas in popular culture, this will end up being listcruft. This should already be covered by the Miko article in general. AngusW🐶🐶F  ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:52, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll add that making a category for Miko in anime and manga would be okay. I just don't see an article yet for this. AngusW🐶🐶F  ( bark  •  sniff ) 19:41, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * There is already a category for Miko in fiction at Category:Fictional miko. Link20XX (talk) 21:47, 21 February 2022 (UTC)


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