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The result was delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 17:41, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Shakuma[edit]

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The page is a hoax/vanity/misinformed page created by User:Shakuma. It claims that Shakuma is a common Japanese name, where in reality, it is a made-up name of a character in a popular Japanese manga (as well as being also the handle of the user who created the page). It is quite possible that the user who created the page actually believes that Shakuma is a common name. VNNS (talk) 13:28, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Searching for Shakuma (in hiragana) in Japanese Wikipedia for one, reveals very few articles, mostly in a technical sense or in the names of mountains and works; in fact, none are names of men. [[1]] VNNS (talk) 13:49, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:54, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:53, 12 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Shakuma appears to be a mountain and a term for tengu, a phrase meaning "a foot of evil". As a personal name it only seems to occur as the pen name of Washizu Bunzo, presumably made up. Hyperdoctor Phrogghrus (talk) 21:14, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per above, and per WP:V. JohnCD (talk) 21:39, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 00:38, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - appears to be a hoax. Monterey Bay (talk) 03:01, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete appears to be a hoax, but even if a few people out there did have this name, that still wouldn't necessarily make it an encyclopedia subject. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 15:35, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Since when has "some" become verifiable or an allegation of notability? Pure opinion, essay, and OR. Delete. Bearian (talk) 01:44, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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