The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was speedy keep. No blame attaches for not knowing this, but current consensus is that all validly described recent taxa at species or higher level are treated as notable for purposes of having a standalone article. No benefit in keeping this open any longer. (non-admin closure) --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 16:41, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pansepta amoerocera (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Fails WP:GNG. Does Wikipedia need an article about every existing species? FAdesdae378 (talk · contribs) 21:27, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: I can't find a guideline like WP:GEOLAND, but I feel like species should maybe be treated similarly? We have indeed hundreds of stub articles about species (several just in this genus, Pansepta), and so I feel like this is a very fundamental question. I'm genuinely unsure how to vote here, and would love the input of some experienced editor. And a link to policy for this, if it exists. --LordPeterII (talk) 21:44, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy keep per WP:SPECIESOUTCOMES. Shellwood (talk) 22:06, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Yes, Wikipedia does in fact need an article about every existing species. Why wouldn't we? Every one is in at least two RS. Next time provide an actual deletion rationale. Central and Adams (talk) 23:00, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment. Thanks Shellwood & Central and Adams! That was exactly what I was looking for. Not precisely a policy, but a rationale. But to be fair, I wasn't aware of it either since it's not easy to find, so I can understand why the nominator nominated this in good faith. --LordPeterII (talk) 23:26, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Animal and Biology. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:39, 13 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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