Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nivik
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The result was delete. A redirect to Triveni Sangam is tempting, but given the probability that this is a hoax (a [https://www.penguin.co.uk/search-results.html?q=Hindu+Mythmakers%3A+Ancient+Gods+of+the+East%2C search for the title on Penguin's website] comes up blank), I'm going to not do that. Even redirects must pass WP:V, and this may not. If somebody can come up with sources that pass WP:V, this can be reconsidered. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:06, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
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Greetings,
The article was created in 2010, and it starts with: ''according to Hindu mythology, the Nivik or Nivek is the confluence of three rivers: the Ganges, the Saraswati, and the Yamuna."
I can not find any other source on Google web, books, scholar that has any details about "Nivik" (not counting mirror sites)
The article has one source: "Hindu Mythmakers: Ancient Gods of the East".Google has no information about [https://www.google.com/search?q=Hindu+Mythmakers%3A+Ancient+Gods+of+the+East the book] (or [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Hindu+Mythmakers%3A+Ancient+Gods+of+the+East on WorldCat])
The author Rob Pikelniak is [https://www.google.com/search?q=Rob+Pikelniak unknown] [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Rob+Pikelniak&qt=results_page too].
Possibly this is a hoax? Or am I missing something? Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 16:34, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions. Titodutta (talk) 16:34, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Titodutta (talk) 16:34, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
- See Triveni Sangam. Uncle G (talk) 19:41, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
- :Greetings, {{u|Uncle G}}, yes, I know about :Triveni Sangam. That's the term generally used for the place in Allahabad. Is Nivik related to it anyhow? Regards. --Titodutta (talk) 16:39, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
- Delete, looks like a strangely obscure hoax given that nothing exists for the term outside the article and it cites a non-existent source. {{re|Titodutta}} I assume Uncle G was just noting that Nivik appears to be describing the same thing as Triveni Sangam. —Nizolan (talk · c.) 18:20, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
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