Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belim

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The result was delete. Sandstein 22:09, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Belim

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No proof of existence. Article says that there are large number of people belonging to the community but it's hard to believe when I can find almost zero sources online (even mentions). Possibly a WP:HOAX. —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 16:30, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Afghanistan-related deletion discussions. —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 16:32, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ethnic groups-related deletion discussions. —☮JAaron95 ^Talk 16:36, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have no subject-matter expertise and will defer to others who do, but I notice that this article and links to it are the creator's only edits, which is never a good sign in these cases. Newyorkbrad (talk) 17:02, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence in reliable sources that this group exists. Cordless Larry (talk) 21:26, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect. Not likely to be a hoax, but these South Asian "social group" / community / subcaste articles are a mess, and the fact that many of the obvious sources are patently unreliable doesn't help the project keep them in working order. In this case, I think the best choice is to redirect to Behlim. I'm hesitant to call for a merger, except perhaps the community's bare presence in Afghanistan. The Mughal Royal Accountants origin story doesn't have support in any reliable sources that I could locate quickly, and is as likely to be dubious oral tradition as anything else in their absence; it certainly should not be merged without carefully considered sourcing. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 22:02, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Is there a wikiproject someone could post a query to, to get a better perspective on how real any of this might be? Newyorkbrad (talk) 22:11, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There's WikiProject Ethnic groups, but it's not very active. Cordless Larry (talk) 22:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe a geographically based one? Newyorkbrad (talk) 00:13, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In theory, WikiProject Afghanistan or WikiProject India. In reality, for many reasons, I don't believe any project has made an organized effort to address this category of articles. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 13:26, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The word Belim rings a bell and when I navigated to Behlim, they seem similar (both lack enough reference). If someone can produce evidence that Belim is indeed another alternative spelling of Behlim, create a redir. If not and if some of the original contributors of Belim care about, it should go through an AfC process. --nafSadh did say 19:13, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: I find no source that proves their existence let alone sources to prove they are notable. -- Sam Sailor ^Talk! 16:24, 22 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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