Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Act 1, Scene 5 of "Romeo & Juliet"


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Delete Zzyzx11 (Talk) 06:17, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Act 1, Scene 5 of "Romeo & Juliet"
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This page is original research and seems to speculate on a hypothetical production of Romeo and Juliet. It would not be useful to merge it into Romeo and Juliet as WP:BARD is restricted to a 700-900 word limit on plot summaries, and it would cause undue weight to be placed on this one scene. (that is, even if it could be reliably sourced - I don't know if it could be - usually the balcony scene is the one that's focussed on in academic essays...) Turning it into a redirect would not be useful as it is at a strange name (including " marks). Please note that this is a contested proposed deletion. Malkinann (talk) 11:54, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   —Malkinann (talk) 11:54, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. I've reviewed this to see if there's anything I'd like to merge to Romeo and Juliet, but on the whole there isn't. It's a shame to lose this, which is definitely a good-faith attempt and is well written. However, it's really a school essay, not an encyclopedic article, it isn't sourced and it is WP:OR. I'd encourage the author to join in the work being done by Wikiproject Shakespeare, which has Romeo and Juliet as its current featured-article drive. AndyJones (talk) 12:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete OR Essay - TexasAndroid (talk) 12:36, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Blatant OR. --Alchemy12 (talk) 14:58, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete an essay filed with original research Doc StrangeMailbox Logbook 15:10, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Yes its a school essay, but there are certainly sources discussing that particular scene. If I have a chance, I'll find them, and then it will meet the requirements. Of course, so would every scene in Shakespeares works, but I don't see this as an objection if they are all individually notable. DGG (talk) 18:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. To the extent that any of this essay is salvageable (I don't think it is), the content belongs in Romeo and Juliet or a broader subarticle. I don't think we want articles on each scene in a play (and if any scene in R&J is notable, it's the balcony scene). --Dhartung | Talk 23:40, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete No original research, POV, reliable sources, etc.... Mister Senseless&trade; (Speak - Contributions) 05:03, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.