Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shatpancashika

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 delete redirect to Hindu astrology. TigerShark (talk) 15:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Shatpancashika

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Article relies on one source. The article is an orphan without a clear set of other articles or topics to group it with. Article does not detail any reason for notability, a google search WP:GOOGLETEST does not offer any additional information or sources to establish WP:GNG. Attempted to speedy delete as per WP:A1 and WP:A3 but was reverted. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 02:02, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• Comment The rationale for deletion is missing; please re-add it (I assume the server gremlins ate it). Nate • (chatter) 01:16, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for catching this, not sure why the server gremlins ate this AfD but not the other two. Dr vulpes ^{(💬 • 📝)} 02:03, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature, Astrology, and Hinduism. Shellwood (talk) 08:46, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

• Redirect to Jyotisha, merging the single cited claim in the article. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:42, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
• Delete/Redirect; a short stub that certainly doesn't meet GNG. Found another passing mention here in a questionable book, with a niche publisher. I also agree with Chiswick Chap that the single claim could potentially be merged, but the redirect target is difficult, as Jyotisha is also a redirect, so maybe Hindu astrology? It opens with that Jyotisha or Jyotishya (from Sanskrit jyotiṣa, from jyót “light, heavenly body" and ish - from Isvara or God) is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, so possible here. If not, I also support deletion. Many thanks! VickKiang (talk) 04:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
• Comment It shouldn't be a redirect to Jyotisha which is just a redirect itself, not an article. Do you have another redirect target in mind? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:37, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:37, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

• Delete: Junk article on a rare WP:PSEUDOSCIENCE topic that violates WP:FRINGE. No reason to redirect anywhere. Such articles should be deleted. Venkat TL (talk) 18:09, 16 July 2022 (UTC)
• Redirect to Hindu astrology. The article is about an early mediaeval manuscript, pseudoscience and fringe guidelines are not relevant here. TryKid ^{[dubious – discuss]} 07:27, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

  This Astrology related topic is pseudoscience. Pseudoscience work (new or old) are treated similarly. No special pass for old. Venkat TL (talk) 08:19, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

  Those guidelines are about article content, nothing precludes Wikipedia from having articles or redirects on any work considered pseudoscientific in the present day. there are thousands of articles on works about everything from alchemy, occult, astrology etc. TryKid ^{[dubious – discuss]} 11:44, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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.