Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Semi-vegetarianism


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The result was   keep. v/r - TP 00:20, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Semi-vegetarianism

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Abstract idea that is impossible to be defined by reliable sources to concensus Muleattack (talk) 21:38, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The article is basically just a list but without a specific definition can include any diet. No references specify or concur as to what exactly defines a 'semi-vegetarian' diet. The term does exist but wikipedia is not a dictionary. WP:NAD Muleattack (talk) 23:43, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge with vegetarianism as a subsection, as there are several sources to back these definitions up. Sources: Flexitarian-1, Pescatarian- 2, Macrobiotic-3, Freegan- 4. Pollo-pesca can be removed for being sourceless, and I'm not sure about Ethical Omnivore. Do these work? 174.117.248.144 (talk) 23:51, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 15:45, 19 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Looking through Google News and Google Books it appears that "Semi-vegetarianism" is often used to refer to Flexitarianism and Pollotarianism, and Pescetarianism. Perhaps we should turn this into a disambiguation page? I suppose redirecting it here would be a sensible option, as well. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:49, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I like the second idea. 174.117.248.144 (talk) 22:57, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. Dr meetsingh  Talk  08:50, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

Keep references and notability of this article can be found in books and on google search. It is a type of diet habit that most of the people in world adopt. Also this article is not related to vegetarians and non-vegetarians its the mix of both and it has its own various types so no need to merge. Dr meetsingh Talk  16:42, 21 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep/merge It is not difficult to find sources which say things like "Recent Gallup surveys done for American Health show that semi- vegetarianism is a major trend." or "On the basis of studies conducted in the United Kingdom, semi-vegetarianism (or a somewhat less extreme reduced meat eating) may involve between 20 and 40 percent of the entire adult population.". There are other terms for this such as demi-vegetarianism and so it may be that there is scope for merger but this will not achieved by deletion. Warden (talk) 17:48, 22 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep For those saying delete, did you click the Google news archive search at the top of the AFD? Seriously, do that, and read through the results.  Most articles are hidden behind paywalls, but you can read their title and summary.  The first result is OVER, BEEF - TRENDS SHIFT TOWARD SEMI-VEGETARIANISM Daily News of Los Angeles - Mar 17, 1986, "At the same time people are consuming more chicken fish and green vegetables in a trend that could be dubbed gradual vegetarianism or semivegetarianism".   D r e a m Focus  23:52, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
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