Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hanamaru

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 O mark. History will remain intact due to the interest in merge and/or transwiki, whether and where to do so are editorial decisions. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 20:32, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hanamaru[edit]

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Non notable dict def, previously discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/💮 so this is in effect a second discussion. We don’t need a stub on every letter, character and symbol – that’s what Wiktionary is for JohnBlackburne^words_deeds 13:33, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. -- Eclipsed (talk) (email) 10:59, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. -- Eclipsed (talk) (email) 10:59, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to either O mark or emoji. The rationale behind the previous AfD is still valid. Primefac (talk) 18:01, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Emoji is not a reasonable merge target, as this is primarily a written mark. It is mentioned here. Closer would be fleuron (typography) but I suspect a Japanese speaker will be able to find enough sources for an article on this topic to stand on its own. --Sammy1339 (talk) 03:12, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mz7 (talk) 03:41, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to O mark or transwiki to Wiktionary only if sources can be found to eliminate the possibility of original research: this topic would be better covered in another article or a dictionary because there isn't much to cover about the topic (see WP:NOPAGE § 3); this is pretty much original research in its current state. If someone can find sources describing the character and its use in praise, then cover it, but else, delete or redirect. Esquivalience ^t 03:57, 12 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 13:40, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Transwiki or delete: I could not find much discussion on the specific character. As-is, the page cannot stand on Wikipedia. No objection to keeping it if significant good sources talking about the character that aren't just dictionary definitions are found. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 09:24, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral I'm okay with transwiki to wiktionary. I'm also okay with keeping it. I'm hesitant to redirect it to emoji or to delete it. Note that the Japanese version of this article (Google translate) has more information. Note - I do not read Japanese. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 01:03, 27 August 2015 (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.