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Walking falcon (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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This to me looks like a dab page in search of a subject. The term "walking falcon" is the literal translation of the generic name Phalcoboenus, but appears not to be used. Nor is the term attached to Caracara (subfamily) or the individual species striated caracara - or at least our articles do not mention it, and I can't find any sources that do. That leaves us with the "See also" of Buteogallus daggetti, which does appear to have the nickname "walking eagle", but we don't establish dab pages to accommodate See Alsos (and falcon should not be among those, in any case). Maybe this could be a redirect to Phalcoboenus, but even that would be an unusual move, as we generally don't make redirects for the literal translations of taxonomic names. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 10:46, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 12:46, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• It's a little niche, but it's used about 12 times in Jonathan Meiburg's A Most Remarkable Creature (2021) —Pengo 13:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sabre Jet (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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This dab page has only two good entries. It should be replaced with a redirect to the jet fighter, with a hatnote to the film per WP:TWODABS. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:59, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Interstitial (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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This is not a valid disambiguation page. "Interstitial" is an adjective with many applications, and WP:Wikipedia is not a dictionary. Every entry on this list is a WP:Partial title match. Disambiguation pages are not lists of articles whose titles contain a particular word, and an (incomplete) list is not better than Search. Delete also all incoming orphan redirects: Intersitials, Interstital, Interstitials, Interstitially, Interstition, Interstitions, Interstitial (disambiguation). PROD removed by @Mast303: with no edit summary. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 12:00, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep. While it is true that this word has many uses, this article is not a definition. It merely contains one. It simply lists the meanings in case someone searches for "interstitial". Mast303 (talk) 18:23, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  ... which is not the purpose of a disambiguation page (WP:DABNOINCLUDE). Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 21:07, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Procedural (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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I'm leaning more towards BLAR than straight deletion, but this isn't a useful DAB page. All entries are PTMs except for Procedural (genre) (which is just a redirect to Procedural drama). It would make more sense for this title to redirect there rather than the current situation. — Anonymous 17:23, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep. There's no policy based argument to get rid of this; see WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Bearian (talk) 05:00, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @Bearian, I beg your pardon? The policy being cited here is clearly WP:PARTIAL because, as I said, this DAB page only has one entry that isn't a PTM. Given that this is the only entry that actually belongs here in accordance with WP:PARTIAL, that would mean that this would no longer disambiguate anything if superfluous entries were removed. Therefore, if not deleted, it should at least redirect to the one thing actually simply known as "procedural". I'd also like some kind of explanation as to how you concluded that my deletion was based purely on personal prejudice (?) from my nomination. — Anonymous 12:45, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for clarifying your position. Every nomination should clearly link to the policy or essay being invoked. Otherwise, one only states a personal like or dislike. Bearian (talk) 20:19, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 08:17, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• redirect to Procedural drama which is the only exact match. Google generates enough bad GHits these days without us trying to encourage that. Mangoe (talk) 14:22, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Devlin (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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I no longer believe that the disambiguation is necessary as only The Green Album (Skankin' Pickle album) mention Steve Devlin by name presently. BangJan1999 07:03, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists of people-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 07:59, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Steve Devlin of Skankin' Pickle is also named at Skafunkrastapunk and Skankin' Pickle Live. Steve Devlin is also the name of character in Stingers, played by John Brumpton, and a current defensive coordinator for the Ursinus Bears, named at List of current NCAA Division III football coaches. That said, none of these pages give detailed information about Steve Devlin, so I don't think they're overly helpful as DAB items. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 09:04, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• For reference, I think the crux of this AfD is how we interpret MOS:DABMENTION: If the topic does not have an article of its own, but is discussed within another article, then a link to that article may be included if it would provide value to the reader (emphasis mine). Thus, the question is whether the information provided at the articles mentioned is enough to provide value to the reader. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 09:09, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Even if Wikipedia has very little to say about a subject, having a disambiguation page pointing to the relevant titles regarding that subject informs the reader that this is, in fact, everything that Wikipedia has to say about that subject. BD2412 T 22:20, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwaiiplayer (talk) 02:28, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prodan (disambiguation) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)

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WP:TWODABS applies. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:11, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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• That did indeed apply before my edit just now - there's also a village, but we previously had the link to that removed without anyone doing basic WP:BEFORE. Now that there's a red link with a blue link, standard for listing human settlements that have WP:POTENTIAL, so it's again fine with the guidelines. (Keep) --Joy (talk) 13:08, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:12, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Question: I see the Prodan (dye) page is already set up with a hatnote and a didyoumean header, could we just add the same to the village per WP:ONEOTHER? Or is it better to maintain the disambiguation page in case another Prodan appears in the future? InsomniaOpossum (talk) 08:16, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  @InsomniaOpossum that is possible, but it would add a red link to a hatnote, and we have a guideline against that, WP:REDHAT. --Joy (talk) 18:14, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:53, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete for now and slap a hatnote on Prodan. WP:POTENTIAL is an essay and WP:TWODABS is a P&G. Recreate if the other page was created., Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 15:01, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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