Deletion of Wani (caste)

Comment: I think we need to be very careful when it comes to British Raj sources, which were often distorted to provide cover for the ruling authorities of the time.  I can find very little to support this article that isn't based upon that, especially the possibly contentious claim that they are originally of Hindu origin.  I think the article needs to go because it doesn't meet the , and because of |verifiability issues
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:V)

Comment: I looked at the sources in the long version of the article (Special:PermanentLink/617012126|permalink), and they are extremely unclear.  The only reference with (weak) information on the topic is the genealogy.com forum post which has correctly been removed because it does not satisfy . AfD is pretty simple—there is no evidence that the "topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" so the article should be deleted until such sources are available
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS)

Comment: per  - it's now properly sourced
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard (WP:HEY)

Comment: Ok, I've dug around both online and offline. As far as I can see, there are communities that include "Wani" in their name and their names may or may not be synonymous (this basically comes from the government caste lists, which are notoriously ambiguous and contradictory). Aside from those listings and some very poor Raj sources, I can find nothing but passing mentions of the community. Since GNG requires decent coverage in multiple reliable sources, this article fails the test. If at some point in the future this situation should change - perhaps, if an academic anthropologist takes an interest - then there is no problem with recreating the article. As said above, I don't really see the point of  but the very fact that articles can be recreated if new information arises should cover it
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard (WP:HEY)

Comment: per  - It is has been reduced to stub and even the referenced text have been removed by overzealous editors
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard (WP:HEY)

Comment: as per  and of course  when it is properly scoured and notable at least in India
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view (WP:NPOV||WP:HEY)