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Bengali group of languages

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The article cannot be expanded and has nothing to say what cannot be said in articles such as Bengali language, History of Bengali language and more. Capitals00 (talk) 00:03, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. Is this the same as Bengali–Assamese languages? If so, a merge might be more appropriate. Do the references use the term "Bengali group of languages"? Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:15, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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New England Translators Association

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re-nominated as someone removed the PROD tag at the last second to create an implausible redirect. Per original reasoning "Unreferenced for 18 years and fails WP:ORG" -- FMSky (talk) 20:16, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak delete. I couldn't find any news articles, and the mentions on the web were mainly either versions of the Wikipedia article or the group's own outreach materials. The title was briefly redirected to American Translators Association, but the article's current content suggests the groups are not affiliated (though, presumably, they have overlapping interests). Cnilep (talk) 02:58, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Terp (music industry jargon)

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WP:NOTDICTIONARY. This article is just a definition, etymology, and usage examples of a jargon term; that's a dictionary entry. I don't see evidence that this article can be expanded significantly beyond a dictionary entry for this term. —Bkell (talk) 15:59, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom. Virtually devoid of content anyways. Could be mentioned at "dance" (essentially its definition) but I'm not sure a redirect is even worth it - that sort of disambiguation isn't likely to be searched for. 16:44, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
Keep. The article "Terp (music industry jargon)" is verifiable, properly sourced, and documents a historical term used pervasively in the music and dance entertainment industry, especially in the mid-20th century.

I don't want to clutter this AfD discussion. But, here, I will step-out on a limb to show how prevalent the word ("terp" not "terpsichore") is, as a standard music industry term. Click on any of the below 277 issues of Billboard (from 1945–1949) where, in nearly every issue, the word "terp" is used – usually multiple times per issue. The term appeared consistently in Billboard's professional discourse — as a noun ("terp orchestra", "terp band"), verb ("to terp"), and adjective ("terp tempo").

Examples (short list):

"Good dancers can terp without music" — Billboard. Vol. 58, no. 37. September 14, 1946. p. 3
"Notch above terp trivia" — Billboard. Vol. 61, no. 50. December 10, 1949. p. 39
"Terp number" = dance arrangement
"Terp orchestra" = dance orchestra

This isn't WP:NOTDICT — the article includes etymology, historical usage, and is easily expandable with a section on "Usage in trade publications." Merging into "Dance" or "Terpsichore" would lose the specialized industrial context. This is not a general word — it's a trade term with decades of industry use.

Wikipedia should preserve — not erase — documented historical language used in cultural industries. – Eurodog (talk) 21:59, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Before changing my stance, I'm still curious what direction you'd go in to expand it out of a basic dictionary entry. Sergecross73 msg me 17:10, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, textbook case of WP:NOTDICT. Eurodog said above:
This isn't WP:NOTDICT — the article includes etymology, historical usage, and is easily expandable with a section on "Usage in trade publications."
But yes, this is exactly what NOTDICT talks about. Articles should generally be about the concept represented by a word, not about the word itself, which clearly isn't the case here. Words have a pretty high bar for notability, and this isn't even close. Tracing usage like this without secondary coverage further violates WP:NOR. 35.139.154.158 (talk) 00:02, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note:I have removed a ridiculous list of 277 cite templates that are just 277 links to old Billboard magazine articles that use it from a 4 year span or so in the '40s. If you really want to look at it, you can view the old revision that has it here. It was 50k of wikitext that could have been summed up in like 2 setences, making editing a major pain in the ass. 35.139.154.158 (talk) 00:10, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of surnames in Ukraine

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Fully unsourced, WP:NOTDIRECTORY and WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Absolutiva (talk) 09:35, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete, we are not Namepedia. Geschichte (talk) 15:45, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You say this to all lists of (sur)names, or just this one? Wikipedia is for research purposes, which includes last and first names. Littlelovedove (talk) 20:17, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pahari (Poonchi)

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Disputed drafification. WP:DRAFTOBJECT applies. Fails WP:GNG 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 12:05, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: I don't know if I'm seeing enough here for an article. ~~The lone external link, presumably added to be a citation, does not contain the word "Pahari" at all after a~~ Ctrl+F. Problems with my in-browser PDF reader, thanks to IP for making me re-check. Yes, there are two instances of the word in the document.^[1] I also doubt the reliability of the publication Journal of Language and Linguistics in Society itself. If there is a citation that could back up something said in the article, it could be merged to Pahari language or Poonch District, India (depending on what can be said and sourced) but I'm not sure I'm seeing that right now. Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 13:46, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Stricken in part and updated. Yes, it looks like the best merge/redirect target would be Pahari-Pothwari#Kashmir, Murree and the Galyat where it is already bolded. I'm not seeing much to merge that isn't already covered by the article. Bobby Cohn 🍁 (talk) 15:38, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Poonchi Pahari is a dialect of Pahari, falling under the Western Pahari group. It is closely related to other dialects such as Chibhali Pahari, Mirpuri Pahari, and Kotli Pahari. It is only a dialect and does not require a separate article or classification as a distinct language. Only a few words are pronounced differently, but they are easily understood by speakers of Chibhali or Mirpuri Pahari or any Pahari. Mutual intelligibility is high across these dialects. HistoryofKashmir (talk) 15:11, 3 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. The entirety of what the link says is:
In the southern areas of Poonch and Rajouri, the primary language is Poonchi, also known as Pahari or Potohari. This language is part of the Lahnda/Punjabi family within the broader Indo-Aryan languages
I'm no expert with this stuff (and can't judge the reliability of the source either), but is this just the same thing as Pahari-Pothwari? There's certainly nothing in the source to justify a separate article at the very least. 35.139.154.158 (talk) 15:28, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Have added info and refs. Please see if it helps -notability. I feel it is an imp. article that can be developed as sources exist. I found thru unreferenced drive. thanks and happy editing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidindia (talk • contribs) 10:59, 4 June 2025

References

^ Nazki, Sameeul Haq (17 September 2024). "The Difficulties of English Language Acquisition in the State of Jammu and Kashmir: A Critical Survey". Journal of Language and Linguistics in Society (45): 33–44. doi:10.55529/jlls.45.33.44.

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 06:55, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 14:26, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bolanle Arokoyo

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Non-notable Nigerian academic. Page seems very likely created by paid account (note image of subject is claimed to be "own work" of author, so at minimum there is an undeclared WP:COI. No evidence that subject meets WP:NPROF or WP:AUTHOR. At best subject is WP:ROTM lecturer. Cabrils (talk) 01:00, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Non notable scholar, non notable professor, fails WP:PROF, fails WP:ANYBIO, fails WP:SIGCOV, no valid independent secondary source, majority are source from the education institution that only verifies she’s a staff/professor. Chippla ✍️ - Best Regards 02:05, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
She was promoted to full professor in 2023, though I note that detail was not listed in the article as it existed when nominated. DaffodilOcean (talk) 14:01, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello @DaffodilOcean, I still stand my ground on my delete vote, she might be a professor but she isn’t notable enough to be included on Wikipedia, still

fails WP:ANYBIO, she doesn’t have independent reliable secondary sources, it’s not just passing mentions, most coverage here aren’t independent of the subject, secondly I support the reason why the nominator nominated this article, maybe in few years she would be qualified. Chippla ✍️ - Best Regards 17:38, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete - Does not pass WP:NACADEMIC. Academic citations and H-index level are too low.Goodboyjj (talk) 05:00, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep She is a full professor at the University of Ilorin, the first female to attain the position of professor of linguistics. I have added coverage of her work in English-language sources (Discover Magazine, ref 7 is the best source; Radio Nigeria is another). Given our ability to search out sources in Nigeria, and what has been found, I am inclined to keep this. DaffodilOcean (talk) 14:37, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

weak Delete this probably WP:TOOSOON for her to have gathered the amount of recognition in the field required for a pass of WP:NPROF#1 and from the article itself it is not evident that she passes any of WP:NPROF or WP:NAUTHOR as demonstrated through awards, recognitions, or book reviews of her work. Becoming a professor by itself is not sufficient per WP:NPROF, the requirement is that her work is outstanding among her peers (other professors). --hroest 14:38, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:NPROF. Shoerack (talk) 15:31, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Prodded articles

[1] Nazki, Sameeul Haq (17 September 2024). "The Difficulties of English Language Acquisition in the State of Jammu and Kashmir: A Critical Survey". Journal of Language and Linguistics in Society (45): 33–44. doi:10.55529/jlls.45.33.44.

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