Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vlastos

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was Draftify. Consensus, such as it is, agrees that this should not be kept as it is. The draftification allows repurposing the content as proposed by Peterkingirron if editors so desire. Sandstein 18:55, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vlastos

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A hopeless mess of an article trying to link disparate people with the same surname, or similar surnames, across several centuries back to ancient Rome and Greece. While the people mentioned existed, the claim that they are related is entirely unsubstantiated, almost throughout the article. This is beyond salvaging as it stands, and should better be deleted and replaced by a dab page on the surname. Constantine ✍ 18:25, 1 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:44, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 01:44, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Split -- I agree that the article cannot survive in its present form. However, it contains material that is capable of becoming free-standing articles on Siphis Vlasto (a rebel leader) and Nicholas Vlasto, an early printer. The first of these is preceded by a rambling section on Venetian rule in Crete, which does not actually refer to the family and should be removed. Having extracted these, there will not be much left. However we do have list articles on people sharing a surname. The remains might be cut down to an article Vlasto (surname). Peterkingiron (talk) 15:36, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:38, 8 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:21, 15 July 2020 (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.