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The result was delete. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 01:00, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Philippine Nebula[edit]

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The article is about a non-notable dust cloud in a nebula. Even if the dust cloud is notable, it is difficult to identify what it is. This object's name is a neologism that was made up at this internet discussion board. The SIMBAD Astronomical Database and ADS Abstract Service produce no results for a search on "Philippine Nebula". The page has no useful references or information. Even turning it into a redirect for NGC 2264 would be a bad idea, as the name is not in widespread use. This should be deleted outright. Dr. Submillimeter 14:20, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - neologism, non-notable and not an official name. If you remove references to Wikipedia and Enrico Africa (who seems to be the "discoverer") then there are no meaningful ghits. andy 15:45, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Going to have to concur with the above, there are no references given with the exception of links to forums/blogs which are clearly not reliable sources. Arkyan • ^(talk) 16:14, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Non notable nebula, and unreliable sources. --TV-VCR watch 06:15, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - There has clearly never yet been a need for a name for this thing, and we shouldn't try to cast around for one. Chrislintott 12:10, 10 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Okay, I'm from the Philippines, and this vote might be deemed "anti-patriotic" if you want to put it that way, but I can't remember having heard of this so-called "Philippine nebula". If this was an official name for a nebula, this is something that every student in the Philippines should have been aware of. So, I'll have to agree, it isn't something that I might consider serious and official. --- Tito Pao 06:06, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The International Astronomical Union names these things and it obviously hasn't rung their bell. andy 06:32, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.