Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/White deer


 * 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 redirect to White-tailed Deer. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihon joe 22:45, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

White deer

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Prod patrol bumping from Prod for more consensus. Prod nominator's concern was "no content, just taxobox, trivia, and links". I found it, wasn't sure what to do, and left a long note on the talk page. I asked for another prod patroller to look; the first to do so wasn't sure what to do either. I can't quickly see if there is either 1) a species or variant known by this name, or 2) a common mutation referenced in scientific literature (either would merit a keep) or just 3) a few herds of different deer species that have white mutations and are marginally notable therefore, but nobody ever discusses more than their local herd. Please treat as a technical nomination with no opinion from me. GRBerry 03:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * This AFD has been listed at Talk:Deer. GRBerry 03:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete or preferably redirect to a better explanation somewhere else (I was the prod nominator). There's no such animal, as far as I can tell--the various populations are different species.  Thus, the taxobox is actually somewhat misleading, since it suggests that this is a species.  Obviously, a proper article could be written on Deer albinism or some such, but that article doesn't exist yet.  This one doesn't either--it has no content at all.  Chick Bowen 04:27, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. This page, from the first reference, makes it pretty clear that "white deer" are simply carriers of an unusual recessive gene. White-tailed Deer already describes this (fifth paragraph under "Range and population"), so there's nothing to merge here. Zetawoof(&zeta;) 04:38, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Turnip. I'm the second Prod patroller, and I wasn't sure - it's got the potential to be good, but it's also got all sorts of markings for for delete. Therefore, I'm not voting but I thought I ought to stand with GRBerry. --RedHillian 07:08, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. There is no reason given for considering white deer notable enough for their own article (contrast with White elephant, which is significant for cultural and linguistic reasons). This is just another example of albinism, which exists in many species, and white deer aren't particularly notable except as curiosities. Taxobox is also misleading, as there are several species of deer. A white deer is not a separate species. Nick Graves 07:31, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Redirect to white-tailed deer since it is discussed in that article per Zetawoof. Serpent&#39;s Choice 13:27, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per reasons given. I like the redirect idea too, since someone might reasonable type that when they want a white-tailed deer, and either way they learn that a white deer is not a unique species (and hey this could be a "Did you know" feature!.Obina 19:19, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Redirect per above. This would make a nice sub-section of that article (the white deer at Seneca Army Depot have been the subject of quite a lot of media coverage). --- RockMFR 04:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Redirect not a seperate species. Might be worth merging the picture. --Salix alba (talk) 15:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * If we knew the species of the pictured deer, I'd do it in a flash. I've just now asked at the poster's commons talk page; it might be worth doing so on their page here as well.  GRBerry 19:58, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * From what he told me it seemed like he didn't know. I suspect it's an albinistic Fallow Deer (a species in which albinism is common), but I'm not positive. Chick Bowen 04:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep white deer are important in mythology (though not as much as white elephants) and "albinism in deer" is not a good rename because not all white deer are albinos. There are also special laws dealing with white deer. An article should not be deleted merely because it needs massive clean-up. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 16:34, 18 January 2007 (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.