Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Randan

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The result was redirect‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__ to Wiktionary. I'll try my first transwiki-redirect Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:31, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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Two sentence substub based on old (1911) Britannica entry (effectively unchanged since creation in 2005), with the second sentence being some weird discussion of effectively unknown etymology - major issues with WP:DICTDEF and WP:GNG, likely a rare synonym for something we already have covered or old and obsolete technical term for niche vehicle of dubious notability (redirect targets welcome). Linked from only two articles, both using the same text (Moritz Immisch/electric boat: {{tq|After 12 months of experimental work starting in 1888 with a randan skiff, the firm commissioned the construction of hulls which they equipped with electrical apparatus. }}). Can this be rescued? My BEFORE found nothing. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:14, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

:Comment picture https://pl.pinterest.com/pin/boats--327214729170093088/ Xx236 (talk) 06:38, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

::Moritz Immisch electrified a 'randan skiff'. Here is 'triple skiff or randan'. [https://www.rosetoopcollection.com/project-page] 'Randan skiff' was painted in Victorian times. Four men travel with a randan [https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12190497]. Xx236 (talk) 06:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

:::So perhaps include into 'Skiff#Traditional boats—United Kingdom? Xx236 (talk) 06:52, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

::::The term could be mentioned there, probably. Might be a better redirect target than wiktionary if someone adds it there with reference. WP:BEBOLD! _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:31, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

:::::I !voted to redirect to Wiktionary but I'm fine with this alternative, too.

:::::--A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 13:16, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:14, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Comment [https://medium.com/silly-little-dictionary/randan-a700d903f5] has a bit more that confirms it was a term still in use as of 2005, but seems to regard it as an arrangement of rowers rather than a specific type of boat. I've run out of time to look for anything more right now, but at the very least we can expand the entry at :wikt:randan. Thryduulf (talk) 10:28, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Question is there any such thing as an inter wiki redirect? If so, redirect to Wiktionary. --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 18:20, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
:Soft redirects to other project exist, and ones to Wiktionary are the most widely used. See WP:SOFTSP. Thryduulf (talk) 23:19, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
Redirect to :wikt:randan.

:--A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 03:15, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

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