Talk:Oebotas of Dyme

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Please reach a consensus as to whether this page should also be merged to Olympic winners of the Stadion race, or if there is sufficient sourcing that a standalone article is appropriate. Sam Walton (talk) 09:54, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Per the consensus outcome of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pantacles of Athens, 35 or more of the identified articles are to be merged to Olympic winners of the Stadion race. Notwithstanding that "merge" outcome, it has been suggested that this article about Oebotas might be suitable for continuing as a stand-alone article. In order to better determine whether or not it should be a stand-alone, we need to evaluate whether the coverage in the cited references is significant or not as described the general notability guidelines per WP:GNG. Because the cited references are not on-line sources, those editors who are in favor of keeping this subject as a stand-alone article are hereby requested to copy and paste the relevant excerpts regarding Oebotas from the cited references to this talk page. Thanks. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 10:46, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Merge Low level of coverage and success that does not warrant its own article – easily possible to summarise the remaining information into the list article as notes. SFB 20:13, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Merge There is some encyclopedic content in this article that I want to see preserved, specifically the language about the statue and Olympic rituals surrounding this athlete. As such, I would prefer keeping. However, I would also support merging into the Olympic winners of the Stadion race article so long as this information is preserved and presented in a way that looks clean. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 02:49, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Spirit of Eagle: Just to be clear, the subject should be included in the list article, even if the stand-alone article is maintained. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 02:55, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I was referring to a merge of the content within the subject's article, not just a simple listing of Oebotas's name within the winners section. Basically, if merged the Olympic winners of the Stadion race listing of Oebotas should also state he had a statue and there were some rituals involving him. Spirit of Eagle (talk) 04:06, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep -- His having a statue which was venerated places him ahead of the majority. Peterkingiron (talk) 14:00, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sort of the ancient Greek equivalent of a front-page feature article in The New York Times, eh? Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 14:08, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]