Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Retwa

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The result was delete‎. ✗plicit 10:20, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Retwa

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Fails WP:N standards, the only source cited is a meager mention, could find nothing substantial Socialwave597 (talk) 23:02, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History, Somalia, and Sudan. Owen× ☎ 23:28, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Events, Military, and Ethiopia. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 04:56, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What ? Richard Pankhurst clearly talks about it drawing from the primary source which is Al-Makrizi, I linked both secondary AND primary sources, we both know how under-researched Adalite history is, only Richard Pankhurst really adresses these battles of Sabr ad-Din that Al makrizi reports, I asked other wikipedia editors to review all the articles you reported for deletion they said its decent, I really can't see where I failed or did a mistake. Yubudirsi (talk) 06:37, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You cited one source, which just briefly mentions it. Please read WP:GNG before making anymore articles. Socialwave597 (talk) 09:27, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:45, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete we need to stop creating battle articles based on passing mentions. Adalite history may be under-researched but we have to base our articles on what sources say. I would support merger of this and other similar articles into a broader general article covering Battles of the Abyssinian–Adal war if anyone wanted to create and develop that. Mccapra (talk) 02:41, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Just not enough coverage of the event, the article largely relies on one source. Lack of sourcing is not enough to keep the article. Oaktree b (talk) 00:09, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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.