Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Legends and Tales of the Pine Barrens

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The result was keep. Sources added after nomination appear to support the only two votes in this discussion. (non-admin closure) Onel5969 ^{TT me} 20:16, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Legends and Tales of the Pine Barrens[edit]

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This hardly seems like an acceptable Wikipedia article and although my searches found results here, here, here and here suggest this is locally known folklore but also nothing else than humorous stories. It's worth noting this has hardly changed since February 2007 and the author was locked in 2010. SwisterTwister talk 05:49, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 05:49, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New Jersey-related deletion discussions. SwisterTwister talk 05:49, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I don't believe any of this stuff, but there are probably dozens of books written on the topic. I've added references and a list of about seven or eight books that are about the topic. After the AfD is closed, I would suggest renaming this to Legends and tales of the Pine Barrens or Legends and tales of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Alansohn (talk) 14:19, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Sam Sailor ^Talk! 00:23, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:29, 8 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and Rename I can't speak for when the AfD was filed, but the article seems excessively well-sourced now - meeting verifiability and reliability standards (still not using the n-word). The stuff people write books about. I agree with adding New Jersey in the name to clarify the topic though.--69.204.153.39 (talk) 00:47, 11 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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