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The result was delete. Redirects can be created at editorial discretion. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 06:46, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Zouk-Lambada (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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No evidence that this is in any way notable. No reliable references have been provided despite persistent additions by recently blocked editor. Fails WP:GNG. Also note Draft:Lambazouk created by the same editor.  Velella  ^{Velella Talk}   12:45, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Dance-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:06, 17 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Brazil-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:06, 17 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep (and possibly (merge with Zouk). It would also seem appropriate to rename this article as "Zouk (dance)", since "Zouk-Lambada" is not generally how people refer to it. The topic (the dance) is absolutely notable and is covered as part of the article about the musical genre in ptwiki. The Portuguese article is poorly cited, but if you search for "Zouk Porto Alegre" in your favorite search engine, you will find many sources. giso6150 (talk) 12:22, 18 October 2016 (UTC) (Changing my vote because of some compelling arguments below...) giso6150 (talk) 18:54, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I was about to majorly clean up the page when I saw this entry. Considering that once all the unreferenced and external links (in article) should be deleted, all that would be left is 'Zouk is a style of music and dance originating in the Caribbean', which is not worthy of an entire article, plus, it's not even about 'Zouk-Lambada'. The sentence could be merged into Zouk, but I think it's hardly worth it. David.moreno72 22:34, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:02, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:02, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge and redirect to Zouk or simply delete. I don't think anybody is arguing that the "Zouk" article itself is not notable, and that article should definitely be kept – however, as giso6150 notes, the terms "zouk-lambada" or "lambazouk" are not widely used, so it's debatable whether a redirect would be useful as these are not likely search terms. Searching as suggested under any of the search terms "zouk", "zouk-lambada" or "lambazouk in Porto Alegre" simply brings up "zouk", except in a few non-RS cases. In my opinion both the musical style and the dance could be included under "Zouk", as in the Portuguese Wikipedia, as the dance is performed to the music, so a separate "Zouk (dance)" article shouldn't be needed. Richard3120 (talk) 18:36, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete clearly insufficiently distinct from its notable cousin, and in any case an unlikely candidate for a search term. _Muffled ^Pocketed 08:39, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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