Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Ropsley Panther


 * 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 delete, appears to be unverifiable. Canley (talk) 11:33, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

The Ropsley Panther

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This was declined a speedy, hence brought here. The authors of the article are clearly acting in good faith (see the lengthy discussion on the article's talk page) but unfortunately the subject fails on a number of Wikipedia criteria.

First, it fails WP:N, I have been unable to find any online references to the 'Ropsley Panther' or 'El Diablo' as the article originally titled the beast.

Second, it fails WP:V, the links that are cited are not to the standard required for Wikipedia. Only one is from a reputable source, the BBC, but is actually a discussion page and merely collates reader contributions. Even allowing that and the other two links, none make any reference to the 'Ropsley Panther' or 'El Diablo'. In fact, the BBC refers to the Lindsey Leopard, a totally different species! The authors do make the case that other non-notable articles exist. However, according to WP:WAX this is not a valid argument for an article's retention. Unfortunately, in this instance the subject is just not notable enough. BlinkingBlimey (talk) 22:19, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


 * As one of the authors, i would just like to say that we mean no harm by this, we would like to share our knowlegde of this animal and hope that others will add info as and when. Any reference to 'El diablo' (as is known locally by children and adults alike) this was removed as it was feared BlinkingBlimey would delete the page. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst:) Thankyou for your time,--The do dar man (talk) 22:33, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I share the same view as Do Dar, however I do believe that the article has promise, and would be of interest to the local people in our community. Dbxlr8r (talk) 22:34, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment I should add that references to 'El Diablo' were removed from the article following discussions about WP:N, although this still leaves the problem that the Ropsley Panther itself is not notable. BlinkingBlimey (talk) 22:48, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete Article is mostly about the Black Panther and its habitats, with a tiny bit at the top about the fact a few people in the Ropsley area have claimed to see one. Encylopedic, I think not. RMHED (talk) 23:15, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Besides coatracking for other information, the subject fails WP:N due to a lack of reliable sources.  --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 23:18, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


 * OKSo its like a pig to the communist slaughter, my article is to be deleted. Well thanks for you time, i hope you all lead dull, boring and un-interesting lives then die gracefully of old age, over and out!!!--The do dar man (talk) 23:33, 14 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh and thanks BlinkingBlimey, this has been mostinteresting, i suppose you should really get back to your job of poo licker, thankyou.--The do dar man (talk) 23:37, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Civility, please, and try to assume good faith. --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 01:25, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Smerge, perhaps, into some more general article on UK cryptozoology, such as British big cats? Grutness...wha?  00:24, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. I can't find any notability in this article nor its references and have deleted an earlier version.  Accounting4Taste: talk 04:03, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Well thanks and i should have with held myself a bit more. I just seem to find it a bit disturbing that sodomy and beastiality or zoophilia as its called, is acceptable. Maybe if i practised these on the beast and wrote a book about it, the page could stay? I'm just saying that there appears to be more offensive/tabooed pages than some bloody black cat, and yes i realise i cant compare whats going on on other pages. As the page is not up to scratch would you mind hurrying up and deleting it, thankyou.--The do dar man (talk) 19:25, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not censored and other articles aren't up for debate here. AfDs stay open for five days, usually.  --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 21:38, 15 January 2008 (UTC)


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