Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Villárvattam

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 keep. The nominator has even agreed that a move and rewrite is an acceptable solution. — TKD::Talk 07:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Villárvattam[edit]

After reviewing the creator's contributions, and the fact that there is an ongoing AfD for another article that the author created, I believe this article should be deleted. It needs to be completely rewritten and perhaps moved to Raja Thoma Villarvattom. There definitely was a Hindu King who converted to Christianity. After his death, however, his lands passed to the Paliath Achan. This article makes a lot of dubious claims:

Villarvattom being an Empire.
Villarvattom conquering Muziris.
The Villarvattom dynasty existing from the 10th to the 14th century.
The Villarvattom dynasty being the most powerful Emprire in Ancient Kerala.
"King" Itty Thomman who was apparently the first king. Actually, he was a Syrian Christian Vicar who was also a local leader and led resistance efforts against the imposition of Roman Catholicism by the Portuguese.

Needless to say all of these claims are unsourced and I cannot find anything that will corroborate these claims. --vi5in^[talk] 20:00, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: It would be better remove the unsourced content than deleting the article Daya Anjali (talk / contribs) 11:20, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: No, the article should be deleted, because Villarvattom doesn't describe a Christian King. It describes a town/city/principality. A new article called Raja Thoma Villarvattom should be created, with proper information. --vi5in^[talk] 16:15, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 11:50, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. If you have a problem with a detail fix it, find other information yourself. M.V.E.i. 16:49, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletions. -- Groggy Dice T | C 22:34, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Why not just move the article to Raja Thoma Villarvattom and fix any unsourced/dubious stuff? utcursch | talk 08:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Ok, will do that. I'll also create an article under Villarvattam so that it doesn't redirect to the new article. --vi5in^[talk] 16:15, 1 September 2007 (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.