Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pan-aryanism


 * 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. Mailer Diablo 17:19, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Pan-aryanism
Article is about non-notable website which only receives 38 Google hits (lists 56,000 hits, but actual number is 38). Another user on the discussion provided Google results that show 3660 hits for the general term "Pan-Aryanism". Does not meet the criteria of WP:V and also violates WP:POINT. I have requested verifiable sources to establish notability of subject matter, none have been provided. Pan-Aryanism redirected to Aryan race since 11 November 2005. As it stands, the article is simply about a web-based neo-Nazi forum that split off from Stormfront early last year and is flagrant self-promotion. Doesn't deserve a place here at Wikipedia. Darkskin 08:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Neutral. The term is notable, and appears in scholary discussions, e.g. in Kathleen Blee: "Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movement", in Colin Flint (ed.): "Spaces of Hate: Geographies of Discrimination and Intolerance in the U.S.A", in William Pfaff: "The Wrath of Nations: Civilization and the Fury of Nationalism", it's a topic in the HON 302A Contemporary Fundamentalism seminar of SUNY Plattsburgh, and in Richard M. Dorson, "The Eclipse of Solar Mythology", Journal of American Folklore Vol. 68, No. 27 (1955). The article in question does not do a very good job of discussing the topic, though, but gives a one-line definiton with some mentioning of the Pan-Aryan National Front web site, which does get 365 Google hits. As far as I can tell, Darkskin is mixing up the the term "pan-aryanism", the PANF, and the PANF website, both in his discussion and in his Google queries. I'd prefer to have some expert go over the article and give a reasonable description of the term and its history. Redirecting it to Aryan race would be ok if the term is discussed there. Please also see the recent discussion at talk:Pan-aryanism--Stephan Schulz 10:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. The article is not good. However, Stephans points above seem to stand scrutiny. He's already put a bit of time into this, and if he's willing to do a cleanup on the article it should be kept. Arker 22:53, 10 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. For the reasons stated above. --Gramaic | Talk 04:55, 11 July 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.