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The result was delete‎. Stifle (talk) 15:03, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Interdimensional being[edit]

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The article is mostly WP:OR with only two references: a ufology book, and a book about Buffy the Vampire Slayer which I have not otherwise attempted to verify. I have not attempted to assess notability as a literary trope or as a Spiritualist belief like that connection to the IH suggested in the Jeffrey J. Kripal source at the IH article. I brought this to AfD after a user raised a concern at Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#Single_top_for_interdimensional_hypothesis/being that the article is also too similar to Interdimensional hypothesis, which is the claim that UFOs are interdimensional phenomena. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 15:53, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Science fiction and fantasy and Paranormal. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 15:53, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I mean, it's a "thing" in literature. Using Buffy as a ref is, well, novel. Nothing I can find beyond DICDEF in sources. Oaktree b (talk) 17:25, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The book is an academic analysis about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 18:42, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
…so? That doesn't make it a good source. This is a literary trope at best. If you want to frame it as that, then no problem. But to try and portray it as a serious phenomenon, the old adage of "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" rings true. TheInsatiableOne (talk) 12:14, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oaktree b's comment was a bit misleading as worded, and it is unclear what you mean by "try and portray it as a serious phenomenon". The article does not seem to support, or even discuss, fringe theories related to its topic. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 14:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Comment What we have is a dictionary definition (plus an example farm). Would a soft-redirect to wikt:interdimensional be reasonable? Walt Yoder (talk) 21:16, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. While there's a small chance this could be a notable concept, the current execution (contents, references) are very subpar. WP:TNT applies. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:43, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep and add template at top ((lacking overview)). Agree the article needs improvement and expansion from its current state. The topic fits in with other alleged beings that have articles at List of alleged extraterrestrial beings. 5Q5|^✉ 12:46, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

delete, no notability, just several examples from fiction that have nothing in common. (Really, mice, beings from Flatland, and somwthing from Buffy all bundled together?) Artem.G (talk) 20:01, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Looks to be just different meanings of the word "dimension" thrown together. Not even TV Tropes. XOR'easter (talk) 21:56, 18 July 2023 (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.