Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Noli turbare circulos meos!

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.

Noli turbare circulos meos!

The result was Keep per Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Koopinator (talk) 13:06, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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This article relies strongly on primary sources, without any secondary sources discussing this in sufficient detail to establish notability. The only secondary source currently in this article, Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography, merely gives a WP:TRIVIALMENTION. Due to this, along with its very meagre size (half of which is just explaining the context), I propose that it be deleted or merged into Archimedes#Biography. Koopinator (talk) 09:28, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination withdrawn Koopinator (talk) 13:05, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Koopinator (talk) 09:28, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers is that way. There is no good reason to completely remove this very notable expression from Wikipedia, even if it is likely apocryphal (here's some more sources [1] [2] [3] [4]). But if you cannot make an argument for outright deletion, AFD is the wrong venue. Regards So Why 11:49, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, there are more sources that establish notability. This nomination was clearly made in error, so I've withdrawn it. Please excuse my failure to follow WP:BEFORE. Koopinator (talk) 13:05, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]