Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Paranormal

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Why did you delete the Emmanuel (spirit) article?

Emmanuel has written dozens of books in portuguese and is a famous figure in Brazil, not only in literature but also in news programs. His authorship of dozens of books has been accepted by the Brazilian Writers Association, even though he presents himself as a spirit. The article that was deleted is a direct translation from the article in the portuguese wikipedia, and it wasn't erased there because there is ample proof of the existence of Emmanuel in Brazil. It is accepted as truth. So, I don't see why an article about Emmanuel would be erased if no one erases articles about unprooven Biblical passages.

The explanation for the deletion, as I read it, was that there was no proof of Emmanuel except for a few spanish terms. I don't get it. Spanish has nothing to do with this. Most articles about him are in portuguese. Hundreds of articles. Emmanuel is a brazilian figure, a character, that some believe exists, others don't. But the article states that very clearly. And there is ample reference to him, his books and his existence, in the brazilian media. And it's exactly because you won't find this character in english that I wrote the article. So that people will be informed about him. I can't see why it would be deleted, if the article only adds more information to the english internet. Is it a wikipedia policy to censor articles about things americans don't know about? Just research Emmanuel in portuguese, and you'll find a lot of information.

I hope you reconsider it...

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Renata Ventura (talk • contribs) 15:37, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

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. -- Cirt (talk) 00:06, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Alor Incident

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No multiple, reliable, independent sources found to establish notability of extraordinary claims, per WP:REDFLAG. Rather than the Indonesian sources cited, the article appears to have been entirely sourced to a UFO/conspiracy web site. - LuckyLouie (talk) 13:17, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Paranormal-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:46, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

• I'd love to know the sourcing on the image. The copyright tag claims it's an original work of the author of the article. That's fine, but where is his source for what the mysterious strangers should look like? Is he just working from the description in the article? That's not really helpful at all. APL (talk) 16:47, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

• Delete not notable, doesn't pass WP:GNG. Maashatra11 (talk) 12:04, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

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