Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Osanobua


 * 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   keep. —Tom Morris (talk) 14:40, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Osanobua

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WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary expressly says not to have articles like this, which tells us the meaning of one word in one language. BigJim707 (talk) 10:40, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete: Already appears in Names of God, no need for a separate article for a name in a rather obscure language — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marjaliisa (talk • contribs) 11:00, 21 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. This article currently being in the style of a dictionary entry is an issue that can be fixed by editing, without requiring deletion. The notability of Osanobua as a cultural and religious concept, as opposed to the word "Osanobua", is clear from the results of the Google Books search linked above. Phil Bridger (talk) 14:24, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:46, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 23:47, 21 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Possible keep or merge Checking out the books references shows that there are notable religious beliefs around Osanobua. It is not just their name for God the Creator as understood by Christianity and Islam. Is there an article on Edo religion? If so the article could maybe be merged there. If the article is kept it should be about Osanobua as understood by the people, not about the meaning of the word in general terms. Borock (talk) 18:09, 22 November 2011 (UTC)
 * See for instance Vishnu. Borock (talk) 18:12, 22 November 2011 (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) 00:08, 28 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep per Phil. Thanks. Ism schism (talk) 02:02, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's quite possible to have valid articles about individual words; many entries in Category:Interjections are fine examples of valid articles about single words.  Nyttend (talk) 23:32, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
 * But these words are notable as words in English speaking cultures. BigJim707 (talk) 10:46, 29 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Note that the opening sentence of the article is: "Osanobua is the name for God Almighty in Edo language." God Almighty redirects to El Shaddai. BigJim707 (talk) 10:46, 29 November 2011 (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.