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The result was merge to Herpetology. Since the nominator has changed their mind and nobody else has expressed any interest in deleting the article, I'm calling this now. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 17:59, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cheloniology[edit]

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No significant coverage in reliable sources about Cheloniology. Thus fails general notability guideline. Also WP:NOTDICTIONARY

Article has been puffed up with content about turtles rather then content about Cheloniology. Regards, Sun Creator^(talk) 14:14, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Regards, Sun Creator^(talk) 14:14, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep This is a fairly large field of biology. The lack of sources is absurd but so is the idea that we should delete this article. Lovelylinda1980 (talk) 14:44, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Herpetology - for now. I share the suspicion that there should be an article here, but I'm unable to point out obviously suitable sources right off the bat. Looking at the other subdisciplines noted at Herpetology, only Batrachology has its own article, and that's functionally unsourced as well - not a good role model. Current article state is obviously undesirable: not a single on-point source, and inflated with lots of related-at-one-remove material. - Possibly a subject expert with a good library can solve this in a minute. Dropping a note to Faendalimas here, who I fully expect to have All The Books :) --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 15:44, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect/merge to Herpetology. Most of the article is about turtles themselves, not about the study of turtles, and the rest is largely tautological which can be covered in the herpetology article perfectly well. Reywas92^Talk 16:56, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect /merge to Herpetology. Although this is a field I work in as @Elmidae: was clearly getting at, thanks for the heads up, it is a field that uses all the same resources, terminology for the most part as Herpetology. Its also actually spelt Chelonology. But like I say to focus the article on Chelonology would be a reproduction of herpetology. Although some may feel this is a big field, it really is not. There are only some 375 species of turtles alive, probably only 7-800 scientists worldwide in the field and that includes all facets of science and many of the more prolific keepers as well. Turtles are popular it is true, people tend to like them. But it is in the end a study of one group of reptiles which means it is herpetology. Cheers Scott Thomson (Faendalimas) ^talk 20:46, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Herpetology. XOR'easter (talk) 20:21, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Herpetology, especially in light of the comment by Faendalimas about the spelling. Regards, Sun Creator^(talk) 20:37, 12 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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