Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Amish and mennonite cooking

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Amish and mennonite cooking

The result was delete Nancy ^talk 10:07, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A personal essay. No independent evidence is presented to support the central assertion that the two groups are so linked. WP:OR. Ros0709 (talk) 23:17, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I do plan to establish a link between the two cuisines. I have only just begun this article, but I do plan on expanding on the link between the Amish and the Mennonites.--Mawber (talk) 00:06, 23 November 2008 (UTC) [copied from talk page; --Lambiam 20:51, 23 November 2008 (UTC)][reply]
Delete There is probably plenty of reason to create an article on Amish and mennonite cooking, but this isn't it and would require a complete rewrite as it is currently a short essay. Since they are not known for having comprehensive websites, this would likely have to be written from books, such as those cited. I don't want to discourage the editor who created the article, but this is just too far away from what is encyclopedic. DENNIS BROWN (T) (C) 02:43, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment We might allow the creator some respite to improve the fledgling article before deciding its fate. It is to be feared, though, that the evidence establishing the alleged link will amount to original research. Are there any reliable sources attesting to such a link? If so, please supply them; else, let the article depart in peace from this encyclopedia. --Lambiam 20:51, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"'From the author"' I have decided to abandon this topic altogether and will not protest deletion. I'm new here! Sorry for the confusion.--Mawber (talk) 22:46, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, Delete. --Lambiam 14:39, 26 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 08:34, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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.