The result was DELETE. postdlf ( talk) 00:15, 10 April 2011 (UTC) reply
This article is quite frankly a perfect sample of what does not constitute an encyclopedic subject. The entire topic is irrelevant, as the article candidly notes: "In the 2002 Census, two persons declared to be Circassians". (Mind you, even this is entirely original research, since the records of the census, cited as the reference, do not actually and understandably go into as much detail. One presumes that the author of the article, a self-styled Circassian, got this info from personal interviews!) The rest of the article is entirely speculative and highly promotional: "Some traditions are similar between the two peoples. For example, both Circassians and Romanians are known to be very hospitable with their guests". The rest, about place names or surnames, is simply WP:COAT, whose sources are either unretrievable, unreliable or non-existent (see for instance the article's main reference). The few relevant tidbits, such as the 1870s exodus of virtually all Circassians from Dobruja (which btw only became Romanian territory in 1878), or their current presence in Turkey, are aptly covered in other articles: Deportation of Circassians, Circassians in Turkey, Circassians in Israel. Dahn ( talk) 12:59, 2 April 2011 (UTC) reply
The result was DELETE. postdlf ( talk) 00:15, 10 April 2011 (UTC) reply
This article is quite frankly a perfect sample of what does not constitute an encyclopedic subject. The entire topic is irrelevant, as the article candidly notes: "In the 2002 Census, two persons declared to be Circassians". (Mind you, even this is entirely original research, since the records of the census, cited as the reference, do not actually and understandably go into as much detail. One presumes that the author of the article, a self-styled Circassian, got this info from personal interviews!) The rest of the article is entirely speculative and highly promotional: "Some traditions are similar between the two peoples. For example, both Circassians and Romanians are known to be very hospitable with their guests". The rest, about place names or surnames, is simply WP:COAT, whose sources are either unretrievable, unreliable or non-existent (see for instance the article's main reference). The few relevant tidbits, such as the 1870s exodus of virtually all Circassians from Dobruja (which btw only became Romanian territory in 1878), or their current presence in Turkey, are aptly covered in other articles: Deportation of Circassians, Circassians in Turkey, Circassians in Israel. Dahn ( talk) 12:59, 2 April 2011 (UTC) reply