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Visual arts

Repatriation of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

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WP:POVFORK of Benin Bronzes#Subsequent sales, restitutions and repatriations with biased language such as growing global awareness of colonial injustices and profound spiritual, historical and artistic significance. This content belongs at the Benin Bronzes article. Astaire (talk) 21:23, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Visual arts, Museums and libraries, and Nigeria. Astaire (talk) 21:23, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge/redirect Benin Bronzes#Subsequent sales, restitutions and repatriations needs some sections to break it up for clearer organization, but there's simply no reason why this needs to be a largely duplicative separate article. Reywas92^Talk 21:34, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I didn't do a deep comparison of this and the content in the Benin Bronzes article so if there is anything in this that is NOT in that article then I hope that the editor will engage with that article instead of trying to create a new one. I also will say, as I do often, that article titles should be considered as search elements, and my take is that someone interested in the bronzes and their repatriation would likely type in "Benin ..." and not "Repatriation ...". However, since redirects aren't expensive I have no objection to creating one. Lamona (talk) 23:08, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as has similar info to The role of museums in repatriating African ancestors which is also in an AFD, and any unique notable info can either be Merged to Benin Bronzes or Repatriation (cultural property) under "International examples" as Africa doesn't have its own entry yet, but is well mentioned from other countries returning items to Africa.Lorraine Crane (talk) 05:56, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Benin Bronzes#Subsequent sales, restitutions and repatriations. It isn't all bad, but it doesn't need it's own article at this time. - Ike Lek (talk) 03:55, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oyayubihime (film)

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Unfortunately, after looking around for sources to the best of my ability, searching under both English and Japanese names, I can't find any good sources for this film. The other-language equivalents of this article appear about as barren of useful references as this is (although the Japanese article is about the anthology series of films that this is part of, rather than the film by itself). The only reference I do know of is this article about Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim which briefly mentions it, but obviously that doesn't pass SIGCOV. If anyone can find any good sources, I'd be happy to see this kept, but as the situation stands I'm not seeing it. silviaASH (inquire within) 20:37, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Literature, Film, Television, Visual arts, Popular culture, and Japan. silviaASH (inquire within) 20:37, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rename and refocus on Kowai Dōwa. It will make the Japanese interwiki more consistent. The renamed page can be expanded with sources in Japanese about this TV series, of which this is a part. All actors of this "episode" (but one) have a page on the Japanese Wikipedia. OR redirect to Kankurō Kudō#Writer (Television), a section in the article about the screenwriter. OR merge into Thumbelina#Live action, a section in the article about similar adaptations of the original tale. Thank you.--Artus Sauerfog Dark-Eon (talk) 21:51, 16 June 2025 (UTC) ( Blocked sockpuppet)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting. Please offer one suggestion, not three. Also, the outcome of an AFD can not be Rename or Move as that is an editorial decision that editors must discuss. So, if that is the result you want, argue to Keep and then a Move can be discussed on the article talk page.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:49, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It seems that relisting comment was partially addressed to me, so I'll reply. "Rename" seems to be a perfectly valid and pretty standard AfD !vote. As it implies refocusing the article on a broader subject matter that includes the topic discussed here, I think it is best to leave my !vote the way I originally conceived it. "Rename" implies a Keep, yes, but I assume any good faith closer will understand that. As for one suggestion not three, please see Wikipedia:Guide to deletion#One bolded vote, which clearly states:

Editors may leave multiple recommendations as alternatives when unsure, for instance "Merge or redirect".

Artus Sauerfog Dark-Eon (talk) 12:52, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering (talk) 23:33, 28 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per SilviaASH. Needs non-trivial coverage to satsify WP:GNG and I am not finding any, both for the entry and the series. Also not seeing any usefulness or appropriateness to leave it as a redirect, as suggested by the sock above. Οἶδα (talk) 04:11, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rename as an ATD , to be more consistent with the already existing JP wiki entry for Kowai Dōwa (コワイ童話, Scary Fairy Tales) series, as checking the JP wiki s alternate language options, when english is selected it leads to this article whish is only one of the six titles, which is not consistent as the Kowai Dōwa JP article refers to the six stories in which this is a part of. Have yet to find SIGCOV even for the Kowai Dōwa series at least in the english sources, so not opposed to Draftify as well, for those more familiar with Japanese sources to check for SIGCOV sources to support its stay. As regards to the Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim I see it cannot be linked together, as it is not related directly as a closer look shows their basis is totally different, they both just so happened to feature a "giantess" named Saeko in the POV of the victims in both their plot. On a sidenote in my search of more SIGCOV for this Japanese made series did find an existing english Wiki article titled World Fairy Tale Series which is also an adaptation of these classic fairy tales albeit of a larger selection covered. Lorraine Crane (talk) 05:15, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
to be more consistent with the already existing JP wiki entry for Kowai Dōwa (コワイ童話, Scary Fairy Tales) series, as checking the JP wiki s alternate language options, when english is selected it leads to this article whish is only one of the six titles, which is not consistent as the Kowai Dōwa JP article refers to the six stories in which this is a part of.

Or just disconnect the Wikidata page? How does this address the reason for deletion? That is not a valid ATD. Bundling creative works into single articles is fairly common on JP wiki. Furthermore, the JP wiki article was only connected to this article in 2022 by a globally locked sockpuppet[1].

The article fails WP:GNG. You admit you also cannot find SIGCOV. The most significant mention I could find is only brief coverage in Kinema Junpo centering on Kankurō Kudō. Every other source I could find were programme guides. Draftification is only appropriate for recently created article with rare exceptions. This article has existed on English Wikipdia for over 15 years. Draftifying so that "those more familiar with Japanese sources to check for SIGCOV sources to support its stay" is not appropriate. Οἶδα (talk) 18:24, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Final relist. Please select one of the accepted outcomes for AFD closure and "Rename" isn't one of them.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:19, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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