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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Slashlefty (talk) 15:12, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mirror and comb (Pictish symbol)[edit]

Mirror and comb (Pictish symbol) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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not much notability... WP:3REFS Slashlefty (talk) 12:13, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep Before we wrote things on paper, we carved onto rock, and the article includes three such carvings, and there are presumably more, I therefore consider that the rocks themselves are evidence of notability of the symbol. I recognise that may be an uncommon argument to make here. I'd need to check a library, but even the book "The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland" has the mirror and comb on the front cover, Likewise the book "Pictish-Mithraism, the Religious Purpose of the Pictish Symbol Stones" has a mirror and comb on the cover. I take that as evidence that the book talks about it. I think this article needs work, not deletion CT55555 (talk) 13:44, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
•  Comment: I have added two sources that talk about them in a formal/academic way. CT55555 (talk) 13:50, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: per CT55555. –Ctrlwiki (talk) 13:53, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Subject appears to be covered by multiple sources; article is stubby now but can be expanded, WP:NOTCLEANUP and all that. Perhaps this article could be merged back into the main Pictish symbols article, but that would be part of normal editing, and still doesn't require deletion. --Jayron32 13:54, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Obviously notable. Interesting choice by the nominator. Catfish Jim and the soapdish 14:48, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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