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The result was delete. Nja²⁴⁷ 08:38, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Butokukan karate (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (delete) – (View log)

Non-notable. Fails WP:MANOTE. Only gnews hit was a one line mention in a long list of local sports related activites. Found one article in google that would qualify as a wp:rs [1], but not enough others sources to establish notability. Niteshift36 (talk) 23:52, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 03:11, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. The opening sentence of the article itself notes that the style's practice is limited to a relatively small geographical area. Janggeom (talk) 13:09, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • This is not a valid argument. First of all, I dont agree that two such large states are "small", then what would you say about many European countries. Second, and that's what counts, if it is notable in that area, then it is notable. Power.corrupts (talk) 16:12, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge and rd to Shitō-ryū#Branches. JJL (talk) 17:55, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• don't delete - i don't care what you do with the information as long as the information is not deleted. I think it is useful and may be notable. 99.22.220.61 (talk) 22:55, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Could you clue us in on what part you find notable? Niteshift36 (talk) 13:03, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete for failing WP:V. The article is about a school. I do find RS for "Butokukan" in Gbooks as a karate technique that originated in late 1800s, that may well be worth an article, but the present school simply has too little secondary mention, I dont know why it doesnt mention a namesake school in Florida, and the info on the origins does not correspond with what I read in Bbooks. I'm in doubts if the info could be merged as suggested by JJL, it seems that the merge target is a list of techniques and therefore unsuitable for a school. Power.corrupts (talk) 16:20, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment those are indeed schools/branches. Usually -kai denotes an organization and -kan is often used to indicate a style or org. too (cf. Shotokan). JJL (talk) 16:53, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, –Juliancolton | ^Talk 00:35, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - fully agree with the nominator. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 03:34, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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