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The result was delete. Tone 09:27, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Orchards of the world (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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There are two problems with this article. The first is that the content of the article directly states that "Orchards of the world is a nickname for Mediterranean forests:", which, if true, would mean that this should not be a standalone article, but rather should redirect to Mediterranean forest. The second issue is that there doesn't appear to be any reliable source coverage that actually establishes that "Orchards of the world" is used to refer to such forests. It appears to be a phrase used in Excellup brand teaching materials, based on both this source cited in the article [1] and an internet search whose top hits were Answers.com pages with titles like "Why are Mediterranean forests called the orchards of the world". Previously nominated for PROD, dePROD by an editor with no other edits who asserted that this article is needed because the nickname is true _signed, Rosguill ^talk 17:19, 15 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per nom - this looks like a nickname from a textbook for Class 7 Geography. It's a misnomer and not in common use. power~enwiki (π, ν) 03:45, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per nom. Fails WP:NEOLOGISM. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:08, 16 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 07:40, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete If multiple unconnected sources used this term it should be a redirect, just like Garden of England which recieves a mention in the target article. I'd expect such a term to be used in books, but it doesn't seem to be, so delete.--Pontificalibus 11:38, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Fail of WP:NEOLOGISM. Britishfinance (talk) 13:59, 22 February 2019 (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.