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.

The result was redirect to Furry fandom. Whether to merge anything from the history is an editorial issue. Sandstein 01:30, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kemono[edit]

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This article has been an issue for over 5 years. It has never been properly referenced, versions on on foreign language pages (aside from ja.wiki) are based on an ancient version of this page, and in Japan this term is equated with the word "furry". I turned the page into a redirect to furry fandom in July, but an anon came along a month later saying "this article is different".

There is nothing in this article that is salvagable. When I turned it into a redirect ages ago, the only thing I had to do on furry fandom was change a section directing people to the page into a sentence that basically read "kemono is Japanese for furry". However I do not even think we need to make that mention.

To sum things up, "kemono" is a neologism that has only presence in an English speaking community to refer to what are simply their Japanese counterparts. There are no publications that even remotely touch upon this aspect of the Internet subculture (and certainly not one that differentiates between Western and Eastern art and artists). This page has existed as original research and a bunch of links to things that people want to term this with for ages and it's time Wikipedia be rid of it. —Ryulong (琉竜) 17:01, 30 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No contest, for now. - Gilgamesh (talk) 02:10, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
- Merge with the appropriate furry art article, including any information about the art genre's centuries of history in Japan. - Gilgamesh (talk) 06:03, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  Dude that hasn't been on the page in ages. There's nothing worth saving on this page anymore.—Ryulong (琉竜) 06:48, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete/Redirect to furry fandom--TKK ^{bark !} 19:32, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Anime and manga-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:50, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep Did someone check here (Google Japan Link) for sources? I would love to search but cant read Japanese. In addition a past version of the article (Past version) shows external links to possible notable artists (One being Osamu Tezuka) Link - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 02:20, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Kemono" is a common word in Japanese just like "furry" would be if you googled that. The search results simply show links to a lot of Japanese furry artwork and Japanese furry community sites, as well as uses in Japanese for the original meaning of "animal".—Ryulong (琉竜) 09:05, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Furry fandom. Neologism that is not itself the subject of significant coverage in reliable sources. However, the term is a possible search term, so a redirect won't hurt. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:28, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to furry fandom as per the comments above. This article is just a bundle of unsourced original research. --DAJF (talk) 01:26, 7 January 2013 (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.