Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zanbatō


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The result was redirect to Zhanmadao. As an alternative to deletion. Liz Read! Talk! 03:49, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Zanbatō

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No significant coverage in reliable sources to establish this as a notable topic. A lot of WP:OR making unreliable connections between concepts, which should be removed. Jontesta (talk) 14:30, 18 July 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:22, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. Jontesta (talk) 14:30, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Comment - From what I can gather, "Zanbatō" is simply the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese Zhanmadao, even sharing the same Kanji, with the latter being the actual primary topic. So, at the very least, there does not appear to be the need for a split into separate articles, since the "Zanbatō" is simply the use of the real-life Zhanmadao in Japanese fiction. I am leaning towards delete due to there not seemingly being anything worth merging - the list of trivia should, of course, not be retained. And, the prose text only cites one source that actually mentions the "Zanbatō", which comes from a book that was published long after this article's creation and thus could potentially be the result of Citogenesis. Rorshacma (talk) 15:36, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Delete per Rorschacma. There is nothing WP:VERIFIABLE to preserve here. Would accept a merge or redirect to Zhanmadao if there are potential improvements coming. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:18, 27 July 2022 (UTC)


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