Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patel

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep. Sjakkalle 14:24, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Patel
WP:NOT a genealogy database. Radiant_* 10:25, May 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is far more than geneological information - Patel is a collection of Hindu castes (e.g Lewa Patel, Gujarati Patel), and is itself a sub-caste of the Vaishya group. It's particularly interesting by dint of the correlation between members of this caste and their traditional professions (both in India and when transposed into western societies). -- John Fader (talk | contribs) 10:35, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, genealogy. Megan1967 10:41, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but add discussion of the castes. Kappa 11:27, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, expand. -- BD2412  talk  13:46, 2005 May 18 (UTC)
 * Keep per John Fader.  --Unfocused 14:46, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as above. &mdash; RJH 14:48, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep snd expand. The caste info is interesting and notable. Capitalistroadster 16:20, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep- please refer to (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/Awasthi) for a useful discussion on the such matter. All points are valid here also. I am sure everyone who may have participated in such VfD discussions earlier remember the points well and understand the ramifications of the issues involved. --Bhadani 18:52, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, I assume most wikipedian are not aw3are that roughly 10% percent of indians are named Patel? Klonimus 03:28, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, expand, cross-refer --Simon Cursitor 07:22, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep: it isn't genealogy, it's about a subcaste and immigrant experience. Jonathunder 14:20, 2005 May 19 (UTC)
 * Keep for further expansion --ZekeMacNeil 17:40, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep because it is about a subcaste, not family history. It has as much validity as pages like House of Saud and Clan MacLeod.  --Douglas 16:08, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Being more than just bloodline, it is important that non-Indians understand that it is a caste. Expand, because I believe Patel may be of different sub-castes(?) themselves(dont quote me.)GoldenDragon 20:07, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.