Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lac de Mâl

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The result was Keep-withdawn by Thegreatluigi – Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 01:24, 31 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lac de Mâl

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I was uncertain about nominating this, but it's had virtually no actual content for over three months now. The complete lack of any real content also suggests it might not be especially notable. And since it's completely unreferenced (not that there's anything in the article TO reference)... Thegreatluigi (talk) 13:50, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn by nominator. I knew I should have just left this article alone. Though only three people have commented on this so far, I'm already convinced this nomination was a mistake. Lesson learnt. Thegreatluigi (talk) 20:58, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

First lake in category: Category:Lakes of Mauritania. See ru:Маль (озеро). Advisor^{speak en-2} 14:16, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. See [1]], wher it is described as an important habitat for birdlife. Note that lack of content does not mean there isn't content to be added; also that the fact that it is first (and only) member of a category is meaningless, since the cat was created by this article creator).TheLongTone (talk) 14:34, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Certainly enough verification to qualify for an article under Wikipedia's gazetteer function as described at WP:GEOLAND. Assorted additional potential sources can be found by pursuing variant spellings such as "Lake Mal". Examples: [2] (p.60), [3][4][5]. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:37, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 17:09, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:01, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I think it meets geographic requirements plus additional notability as wildlife refuge for certain birds.[6] Searching for "lac de mâl"+ oiseau brings additional results in French of course.[7] —Мандичка^YO 😜 19:39, 30 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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