Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alluvial desert


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The result was keep. Non admin closure.The Evil Spartan 06:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Alluvial desert

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The term alluvial desert does not appear to be in use, at least not in the way implied. Common usage is as a compound adjective (alluvial desert soil), never as a refinement of the noun "desert". The premise of the title, that an alluvial desert is a desert that has been created in an alluvial valley, is hopelessly confused at best. Perhaps the author meant to say "occurs" instead of "created", but the context indicates that man-induced desertification is a required characteristic of an alluvial desert. This may be the context the term was used in the reference cited, but I have failed to locate a readily available source to corroborate this perspective. Concerns about the confused nature of the article have been posted in the article discussion space for over a year. Paleorthid (talk) 07:36, 23 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom and article talk page comments. Vsmith (talk) 14:13, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 14:50, 23 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep There is a recent source listed in the article, so it appears the term is in use. I also found the term in use here here here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.   The last source is an answer to a question on an anthropology exam given earlier this year at Penn State University..   "Alluvial desert soil" is simply soil found in an alluvial desert.  Personal confusion does not outweigh WP:V,++Arx Fortis (talk) 17:15, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Response. I have struck-through my incorrect sentence per this information. The term is in use. I did not see the "created" or "man-induced connotation" in any of these sources, making "alluvial desert" simply a self explanatory compound term, like "underwater soil" or "fast car". If it was a term of art, like subaqueous soil or a name, like the song Fast Car, I could see keeping it. My personal confusion lay in not being able to distinguish it in these terms. Thank you for clearing this up. -- Paleorthid (talk) 18:46, 23 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Evil Spartan 07:49, 1 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Weak keep although from what I can tell the article is incorrect -- at least the "confluence of two large rivers" part. It's any desertified alluvial plain. But I couldn't find a real definition out there. --Dhartung | Talk 14:13, 1 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep per above. However, I also can't find a good definition from a reliable source. Bláthnaid 17:08, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Subset of alluvial plains, it is a valid term for a type of desert. While there is no category list as of yet, there are similar articles,such as Hamada, Erg (landform), Playa,etc.--12.72.148.166 20:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep per Arx Fortis.-h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 06:06, 2 December 2007 (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.