Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Serapis Bey


 * 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 soft delete‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Star  Mississippi  23:22, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Serapis Bey

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A bad fringe article that has been on Wikipedia since 2006 entirely poor sourced. The only sources mentioned on the article are Theosophist writers, Alice Bailey, Elizabeth Clare Prophet and Charles Leadbeater etc, these all fail WP:Fringe and WP:RS and are not independent neutral sources. Academic historians have not specifically covered Serapis Bey. It is impossible to have a decent article with good academic sources because none exist on this topic from independent reliable secondary sources. It is a non-notable subject that should be deleted per lack of academic historical coverage. Psychologist Guy (talk) 15:29, 7 January 2024 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, RL0919 (talk) 16:27, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 15:39, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete An in universe character who isn't covered by reliable independent sources. They are only mentioned in-universe, and thus are unlikely to be notable for a standalone article Big Money Threepwood (talk) 00:31, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep Three reliable, independent, sources:
 * 1)  (The New Encyclopedia of the Occult was selected as a reference text in 2005 by American Libraries and noted by Booklist.)
 * 2) --Pisnyy Mykola (talk) 12:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * 1)  (The New Encyclopedia of the Occult was selected as a reference text in 2005 by American Libraries and noted by Booklist.)
 * 2) --Pisnyy Mykola (talk) 12:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) --Pisnyy Mykola (talk) 12:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment The first two links you cite are a PhD Doctorate, this isn't a reliable source. Psychologist Guy (talk) 22:02, 18 January 2024 (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.