Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ora (currency)

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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Desertambition (talk) 09:03, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ora (currency)[edit]

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Non-notable non-currency used exclusively in the town of Orania, Northern Cape. Claims about currency status fail WP:VERIFIABILITY and there is no proof it is actually pegged to the South African rand. Reliable sources emphasize the Ora as an effort to further establish a white ethnostate (or volkstaat) within South Africa rather than exist as an actual currency. This can all be covered, and already is, on the main Orania, Northern Cape article. The article is replete with false/misleading information, primary sources, non-English sources, and the article seems to exist largely for WP:PROMOTION. Reliable sources make it clear that the Ora is more accurately compared to a company scrip or coupon, and just one step above monopoly money. Desertambition (talk) 12:30, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:34, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep We don't have a rule that only legal tender deserves coverage (we have articles on things like Canadian Tire money for instance). WP:GNG applies here and there are enough reliable sources in the refs to establish that. Any issue with the claims in the articles can be addressed in the usual way, via editing. Atchom (talk) 14:08, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok I will work on the article, please let me know what you think. I do believe any information mentioned within it can be found on the Orania, Northern Cape article. Desertambition (talk) 19:49, 10 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, no demonstration of a lack of notability. Also oppose the ongoing removals/rewriting that seem at attempt to make the article match the deletion rationale. (Also, of course it's pegged to the rand, it's a local currency in South Africa. It would be unusual for a local currency to not be pegged to the national currency.) CMD (talk) 08:42, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The sources did not support the claims in the article. It is unclear how you peg something to the rand when the scrip is not recognized by any government body. The Ora also has an experation date, like a coupon. Desertambition (talk) 08:49, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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