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The result was delete. The current contents are badly written and unsourced; they should not be merged in this state as this would degrade the quality of the target article. Sandstein (talk) 21:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tanegashima knife (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

Article fails to assert notability, no sources to justify text and google search for "Tanegashima knife" shows two hits, both wikipedia, and "Tanegashima knives" shows 17, none of which are evidence of coverage in secondary sources or any coverage besides sales sites. WLU (talk) 00:43, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete as original research, failing to show either verifiability or notability via reliable sources. Edison (talk) 01:01, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. I think the knives are real and not necessarily OR, but there are no secondary sources and the article appears to be PR for this type of knife.Renee (talk) 01:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Non-notable type of knife; although the knife does exist (knife -Wikipedia&btnG=Search see Google), it isn't notable enough to justify an article. — Wenli ^{(reply here)} 02:34, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. cab (talk) 02:56, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge. This article reads as though it was written by a non-native speaker, or perhaps multiple. At any rate, I think that this might warrant some mention on the Tanegashima page, if any sort of corroborating evidence can be found. Otherwise I'd gladly change my recommendation to Delete. Sean ODuibher (talk) 03:33, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge relevant info to the article on the island (Tanegashima), and leave a redirect. Google in Japanese returns a few hundred pages for "種子島包丁", which is the direct translation of Tanegashima knife. There are various mentions of Portuguese traders landing there in 1543, and the introduction of the knife to the area, similar to what is in the article now, which is suitable for the city article. [1] is one such source; but it is just a company selling knives. Nevertheless, the introduction of knives to Japan is probably noteworthy and can be sourced with a good library. Neier (talk) 14:03, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete unless citations from reliable sources are added to comply with the verifiability policy. Stifle (talk) 20:52, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge per Neier, I suppose; the best independent source I could find on short notice is this Japan Travel Bureau page [2] recommending the Ikenami Cutlery Works (池浪刃物製作所) as a sightseeing destination; their name keeps popping up when I search about Tanegashima knives. The page mentions that since a long time ago, iron sand from the coast of Tanegashima has been used to make knives and other metal tools, and says that Tanegashima knives are popular in the culinary world and as wedding presents. cab (talk) 04:58, 2 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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