Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poriferology


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The result was redirect. Redirects are cheap. --BDD (talk) 16:47, 9 August 2012 (UTC) (non-admin closure)

Poriferology

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This is a neologism; there's one Google hit for the word besides Wikipedia. Even if this were a real word, the article is only a WP:DICDEF. (An entry for poriferology was also added to Wiktionary moments after the creation of the Wikipedia article. The Wiktionary entry may also be deleted soon; see wikt:Wiktionary:Requests for verification.) —Caesura(t) 00:17, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete - No source, claims Britannica, but finds nothing with search. Dictionary definition and not enough context, notability or even information to support an article at this time. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 02:51, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to sponge. Fails WP:N. --Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 03:06, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect per Μετάknowledge makes sense. Porifera is mentioned in the first sentence. Not sure if a Wiktionary shortcut needs to be added somewhere in the article. Regards, RJH (talk) 03:28, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete. A non-word isn't even worth a redirect. Qwfp (talk) 09:35, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * It does appear to be a valid word. Just try google-ing 'poriferologist'. Regards, RJH (talk) 16:03, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to sponge maes sense Skier Dude  ( talk ) 20:13, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to sponge sounds like a good idea to me too. --DrCruse (talk) 01:09, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to sponge seems like a better option. ♛♚★Vaibhav Jain★♚♛  Talk Email 12:14, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
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