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338: 49: 528:, with the primary rationale being that this is a non-notable neologism based on a History Channel documentary. That assessment is still correct 16 years later. The sources cited here are clickbaity articles that all eventually end up back at the History Channel documentary or a more recent Travel Channel documentary on the same topic. This is a term made up by television producers to pick up views. 101: 626:
per nom. The sourcing hasn't fundamentally changed, and is, quite frankly, surface-level musings with no in-depth analysis, and that all seem to end up repeating claims about aliens, conspiracy theories, and the possible involvement of a "man-eating monster known as a Wendigo". And that's just from
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per all the above, appears to be nothing but History Channel woo, all mentions either non-RS or listicle-ish fluff. (Plus, an insultingly amateurish article..."large holes, caves, and very large cravasses which may account for the disappearances"...seriously?)
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Thanks for clarifying. As I said, any details on the course of the search are helpful, but I understand that in some instances there is just nothing to report. But then good that we have the discussion and different authors chip in, the process is working :-).
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While the current state of referencing is not great, this is a real and notable topic as supported by the sources listed above (and the TV documentaries). The nomination is arguing solely on the current state of the article. A
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I did, I found sod all, but then some of the above seem to use variant spellings, and it seems (from the above sources), it also needs a renames, as the common name seems to be Kóoshdaa káa.
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have absolutely no connection to Alaska, yet the claim of "ooh, maybe Wendigos" is parroted, without question or explanation. Could that be because it's not an actual
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to the top of the list. Replace "PageName" with the relevant article name, i.e. the one on the existing AFD discussion. Also, indicate the title of the article in the
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to it, which will inform editors that it has been listed here. You may place this tag above or below the nomination statement or at the end of the discussion thread.
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search, however, is a step required from the nominator by the deletion process. To get commentary on this search would be immensly helpful to all participants.
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as it is particularly helpful to add a link to the article in the edit summary. When you save the page, the discussion will automatically appear.
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etc.) related to Paranormal phenomenons and related articles. For the other XfD's, the process is the same as AfD (except
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for general information about Articles for Deletion, including a list of article deletions sorted by day of nomination.
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https://static.artmuseum.princeton.edu/mirador3/?manifest=https://data.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/objects/62646
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Retain the additional citations needed flag and allow the article to wait for an editor to improve it.
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https://www.juneauempire.com/life/southeasts-spooky-stories-collected-by-juneau-writer-bjorn-dihle/
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https://sealaskaheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Edwards-Dictionary-of-Tlingit.pdf
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https://digital.akbizmag.com/issue/september-2022/off-the-cuff-rosita-kaahani-worl/
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https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/alaska/kushtaka-land-otter-legend-ak
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I agree that this article lacks any notability and is a clickbait neologism.
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https://ynlc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Tagish_Stories_by_Angela_Sidney_1982.pdf
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This is a collection of discussions on the deletion of articles related to
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THen the fixing should be done now, and not as a condition of keeping.
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https://alaskamagazine.com/travel/southeast-alaska/island-of-my-fears/
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The only sources (apart from two TV episodes) appear to be fictional.
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https://www.outdoorlife.com/adventure/tlingit-legend-of-kooshdaa-kaa/
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Archived discussions (starting from September 2007) may be found at:
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Adding an AfD to this page does not add it to the main page at
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interested can start the fixing. On the other hand noone
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Articles for deletion/Alaska Triangle (2nd nomination)
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