Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jungftak
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- 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The result was Withdrawn Additional references found (Non-admin closure) I42 (talk) 21:29, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Supposedly fictitious entry in a 1943 edition of Websters. But the only reference for this provided is a radio DJs blog, and that DJ is reporting something a caller to the radio station told them - so utterly unreliable. No other references found. I42 (talk) 21:18, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I wasn't able to confirm (having no access to that particular dictionary) that it is a fictitious entry - however, the radio broadcast did seem to confirm it so I listed it as a reference. L☺g☺maniac chat? 21:20, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I have found another report
which has Websters denying this ever happened. I42 (talk) 21:21, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]- It appears just to be claiming that it is not a real bird... L☺g☺maniac chat? 21:24, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, I misread it. The article seems to confirm that the word did appear in the dictionary. I will withdraw the AfD. (Fascinating story, too!) I42 (talk) 21:25, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- It appears just to be claiming that it is not a real bird... L☺g☺maniac chat? 21:24, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I have found another report
- I wasn't able to confirm (having no access to that particular dictionary) that it is a fictitious entry - however, the radio broadcast did seem to confirm it so I listed it as a reference. L☺g☺maniac chat? 21:20, 19 January 2010 (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.