Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Christian denominations in Northeast India

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. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 07:31, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of Christian denominations in Northeast India[edit]

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Wikipedia has a couple of similar directory-like articles, such as List of Christian denominations in India. However, per WP:NOTDIRECTORY, this list's assemblage of denominations and local jurisdictions within those denominations appears to be novel. Sourcing does not indicate that delineating these denominations as present in Northeast India specifically is merited, with references dedicated more towards identifying congregants in individual ecclesiastical jurisdictions (constituting, in my opinion, original research). ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:10, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Christianity and India. Pbritti (talk) 23:10, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 23:21, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Per WP:SELCRIT, we need to ask, If this [denomination] weren't [in Northeast India], would it reduce their fame or significance? I think the clear answer is, 'No.' I agree with the nom that it feels very much like a directory list as well. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 01:29, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep as many of these diocese are blue linked so this is a useful navigation tool.(680 page views in last 30 days). Regarding not a directory that applies to articles more than lists except where there are very few blue links, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 20:58, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- It seems like you're articulating a WP:LISTPURP-NAV justification for retaining the list. I don't see a justified purpose in this case: it is unlikely that a list article satisfies the users have some general idea of what they are looking for but do not know the specific terminology need–this being fundamentally satisfied by List of Christian denominations in India. If one was looking for a comprehensive examination of Christianity in Northeast India, a non-list article on that subject is what should provide those details. Additionally, as you point out, the list is blue linked, meaning that this list also fails to have a developmental purpose. ~ Pbritti (talk) 21:14, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as a non-standard regionalization. The number of views in this case is not the main thing, as it can be high even for absurd pages. Suitskvarts (talk) 13:48, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Would a Merge be possible?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:01, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. See Northeast India#Religions.

Northeast India contains less than 5% of India’s population. Yet 30% of Indian Christian live in this 8-state area. Christianity is the largest religion in several states. I would not expect an article like this for any other Indian region.

It would nice in the future if the article explained the reasons for this concentration and the history of evangelism there. Also, the variations in denominations between states; I think in some cases this was a function of which denominations went to which areas.

—A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 23:13, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:17, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Atlantic306.Lankanrhino (talk) 02:38, 16 September 2023 (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.