Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lusik

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The result was delete‎. ⇌ Jake Wartenberg 19:42, 13 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lusik

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I cannot find any evidence whatsoever for the existance of this town. The only references I can find online are copies of this - frankly terribly written - article, which itself reads like some bizzare advert. I've tried looking at maps of Papua New Guinea and cannot find this place whatsoever. I believe this is either a long-lived hoax, or a very minor and non notable settlement. Trying to find any evidence of the supposed mythical creatures or the chief in the article also give no results leading me to believe this may be entirely fictional. Regardless it is not suitable for Wikipedia.

I did PROD this article but it was contested, leadimg me to nom here.

Edit; I have found some evidence of existance, https://peachin.com/among-the-tribes-of-papua-new-guinea/ but I'm not convinced this is enough for notability. CoconutOctopus talk 18:21, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Oceania-related deletion discussions. CoconutOctopus talk 18:21, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Geography-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 18:24, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Marut is at least on a map, but I can't otherwise verify any of this. SportingFlyer T·C 19:25, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Even if it could be found on a map, it would need to be rewritten and it's unlikely references could be found to all the infoBlackballnz (talk) 07:58, 7 May 2025 (UTC) in the article.[reply]

Delete - Other than the peachin.com article, there is minimal info on the subject. I found Marut on open maps [1] though. -- Itzcuauhtli11 (talk) 16:01, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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