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The result was delete. ✗plicit 01:25, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
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Background concerns: A rather tricky page for an encyclopaedia, Sole Satisfier concerns the Christian theological notion that God is the only source of complete fulfilment. The page was heavily purged of uncited material in a series of edits last year by Horse Eye's Back, and now consists only of two quotations from saints. For a Christian theological notion, it noticeably draws from Catholic sources (WP:CONTENTFORK?), and reads as an essay or collection of related saintly writings rather than an encyclopaedic entry. About a dozen pages linked to it in "See also" until I removed these links last week; they were almost universally articles of saints with no clear connection to "Sole satisfier". The only mainspace page that now links here is Spiritual communion, which exhibits the same problems regarding essay-style writing and sayings-collection.
Motivation: I am concerned that the article might never be able to meet an encyclopaedic standard. A Google search returns very few results; "sole satisfier" is not even mentioned in the Catechism of the Catholic Church quoted in the article. I am happy to be corrected by someone better acquainted with theology, but I do not think the term "sole satisfier" is something that has any academic foundation, and is therefore in the "language" of theology. The article reads like an attempt to define, coin, and discuss a specific theological notion that is not supported in reliable, independent sources; therefore, the article will violate WP:OR for as long as sources do not use this particular term. Nevertheless, the notion could be incorporated into existing articles; Desire#Religion might serve particularly well for a redirect as an alternative to deletion, and there is some relevance for Argument from desire.
(This is my first AfD nomination, so I am sorry if I am doing anything wrong!) IgnatiusofLondon (talk) 19:32, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Religion and Christianity. Owen× ☎ 19:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. After looking a bit, I agree with the nominator; this simply isn't discussed as a concept in any sources. Original research. — Moriwen (talk) 23:45, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Previous WP:PROD candidate, ineligible for soft deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 00:05, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
- Delete. The term "Sole Satisfier" seems more like an urban terminology from the last few decades of modern music - such as Sister Souljah. Made-up term, even. I have never, ever heard this term, or one even similar, tied to any Christian faith. — Maile (talk) 01:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
- 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.