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The result was Move. SL7968 13:23, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Not a single secondary reliable source uses the term "Abacus system". All GB and JSTOR results are about the Abacus itself. The article as it stands is original research by synthesis. The Legend of Zorro 01:58, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge anything useful and redirect to Soroban#Modern use. I personally use this system, but have not heard it called as such. Ansh666 03:14, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]- So the problem is the title. Wouldn't it be better to change the name then to for example Soroban or Abacus mental calculation system. --Jondel (talk) 10:25, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Actually, keep and move to "Mental abacus" - google search, google scholar search, journal articles using this term: [1][2], source already in article using this term: [3]. "Abacus system" (or "ABACUS system") is, from scholar, actually a programming/computing algorithm that has nothing to do with mental math. After this little search, the current topic is notable, but there isn't an agreed-upon naming for it; the title I'm proposing is the most commonly used one and the most unambiguous one I can think of. Ansh666 19:16, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Do note delete. Please do not delete or redirect. It is sufficiently notable.--Jondel (talk) 10:25, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Or move to "Mental abacus" (below)--Jondel (talk) 17:46, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Move to "mental abacus".
- Here is a Google Scholar search on "mental abacus".
- Here is a Google Books search for "mental abacus".
- Here is a Google web search for "mental abacus".
- Here is a Google search for "mental abacus" restricted to youtube.com. Michael Hardy (talk) 16:30, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Fine by me! :)--Jondel (talk) 17:46, 18 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:58, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Move to "mental abacus". Clearly a no brainer. (So somebody had to be the first to make that stupid comment!) Bill Cherowitzo (talk) 03:48, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep and move to "mental abacus". Gandalf61 (talk) 10:11, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Could somebody close this under the "snowball" clause? Michael Hardy (talk) 12:46, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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