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The result was delete. The "delete" side has the more persuasive arguments because Geoff has looked at the sources in detail and concluded that they generally do not support the content. His argument has not been rebutted.  Sandstein  15:58, 26 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ashanti cuisine[edit]

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The content of this article seems to mislead. The creator of the article has several sock puppet accounts used in promoting Ashanti or Ashantiland usage on Wikipedia over Ghana or Ghanaian. Take a look at the Products section in this very article. →Enock4seth ^(talk) 14:08, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:38, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ghana-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:38, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep The Ashanti are a major ethnic group in Ghana. Their cuisine should be notable and sources are provided for this article. The problems mentioned in the nomination seem to be real and probably need some kind of arbitration. But deleting a notable topic would not help.Thoughtmonkey (talk) 16:12, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ethnic groups-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:31, 3 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete I think there could possibly enough in some of the references to satisfy WP:GNG for an article on culture, but not cuisine. I am confused because the article began life in 2012 as a discussion of Akan cuisine and the principal cited sources refer to Akan traditions. Are Akan and Ashanti/Asante one in the same? Further, one source, which was a dead link, turned out to be, when I restored it, just a blog post and definitely not a reliable source. Another source turns out to be a book on Akan customs, but does not mention the foods for which it is cited. The third cited source, on the Akan diaspora, also does not appear to mention the foods for which it is cited in the article. There may be something under all the mush, but it is very hard to see it. Delete and start over with better sources and a bit less "Ashante 'everything'" labels. Geoff | ^{Who, me?} 22:08, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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