Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Syllabus (disambiguation)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Randykitty (talk) 14:44, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Syllabus (disambiguation)[edit]

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Only two legitimate dab entries; the album can be hatnoted. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:21, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:26, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. It would give undue prominence to the unimportant album, as a hatnote at the Syllabus main article, whereas a hatnote to the disambiguation page is just right. And the other 2 items seems just as likely to be referred to, as the album. wp:TWODABS is a guideline only, and even it merely suggests that a disambiguation page might not be necessary, if there are only two items in a dab page. A disambiguation page is allowed, is not prohibited. And here, like in many situations, a dab page is simply better to have. No harm, some benefit: Keep. --do ncr am 02:32, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Further, Google search on "syllabus" brings me immediately to definition:

"an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching."
"(in the Roman Catholic Church) a summary of points decided by papal decree regarding heretical doctrines or practices."

which suggests the Roman Catholic definition is common (and I tend to think it is far more important than one album). Not sure what dictionary that it, the box just comes up, is it a dictionary within Google, now? --do ncr am 02:37, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dab pages are navigational tools. There is no article for the Roman Catholic syllabus. The two examples don't belong on the page per WP:PTM. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:00, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. WP:PTM makes it quite clear that if a partial title is commonly used in place of the full title, then it is an legitimate dab entry. Of the two Roman Catholic entries, the Syllabus of Errors is frequently referred to as just as the "Syllabus" - indeed, "Syllabus" is the title of the article entry for it in the Catholic Encyclopedia. Even without investigating the other Roman Catholic example, that gives us at least three legitimate dab entries, definitely enough for a dab page. PWilkinson (talk) 13:08, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, I think that there are enough useful entries on this page that a disambig page is useful to our readers. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 08:20, 12 March 2014 (UTC).[reply]

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