Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Winged sea caribou


 * 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   no consensus. No consensus to delete, although neither is there agreement as to what should be done. Merge seems to be favored, but that than be worked out after AfD. Xymmax So let it be written   So let it be done  02:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

Winged sea caribou

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No significant coverage in independent reliable sources identified after good-faith search. See all-date Google news archive search and Google search. Bongo matic  13:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. Looking at the Federal Court of Canada's archives here, I cannot find a cariboo on the coat of arms, where it is allegedly found according to the article. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 14:29, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Interesting. The domain appears actually to be registered to the Canadian government (see http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/gc.ca), although that doesn't mean it's not a hoax. Bongo  matic  14:40, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * .gc.ca is indeed for the exclusive usage of the Canadian government, so a hoax there is unlikely. My point is, a claim made in our article is not supported by that government site. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 17:58, 5 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Charge (heraldry). The site seems legit; you can navigate away to it to pages that contain court decisions, and can return to the coat of arms page by clicking the coat of arms itself.  I edited out original research speculating about the sexes and habits of the mythical creature.  What's left is a stub that probably should be merged somewhere.  Surprised that while we have separate articles on lion (heraldry) and leopard (heraldry), we have no general article on beast (heraldry).  That last would be the best place to discuss what little information we have on the subject. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:00, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge to Federal Court (Canada). It's not a hoax, just a unique charge.  It could also be mentioned under the Charge (heraldry) article. It doesn't deserve a separate article as it will remain a stub. Drawn Some (talk) 18:35, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge Much as it sounds like a prank (and I'm sure it doesn't actually have the name ascribed to it), it is apparently a heraldic charge that would probably be worth mentioning in Charge (heraldry). In any event, it doesn't merit a separate article. Geoff NoNick ([[User talk:Geoff NoNick|talk
 * Comment This is clearly NOT a hoax, it is on the website, see here:, where it is indeed referred to as a "winged sea caribou". Drawn Some (talk) 21:08, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep This is an official element of a coat of arms granted to the Federal Court by the Governor General of Canada. It deserves its own site because of its significance as an innovation in heraldry and as an example of quirky official culture in Canada.  Also, legal and national publications have taken notice of the Winged Sea Caribou.  McClean's, Canada's most read current affairs magazine devoted a short article to the WSG on its site.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poor polly (talk • contribs) 03:40, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You said it best: it deserves its own site&mdash;not a Wikipedia page. Bongo  matic  11:26, 12 May 2009 (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.