Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alpha 1 (Robert Silverberg anthology)


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The result was keep. But it seems there's also consensus to merge these all into one article.  Sandstein  10:57, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Alpha 1 (Robert Silverberg anthology)

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Non-notable series of anthologies. The editor is notable and it seems like most of the authors are, but I can't seem to scare up any notable stories. The collection of stories is not notable by inference, so these titles don't meet WP:GNG or WP:NBOOKS. Mikeblas (talk) 21:24, 23 October 2016 (UTC) Also nominating these articles for the same rationale:



-- Mikeblas (talk) 21:31, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2016 October 23.  —cyberbot I   Talk to my owner :Online 21:40, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep --DominicCapuano (talk) 16:03, 27 October 2016 (UTC)


 * And while I am at it another user suggested that use the longer and more descriptive article name. They renamed the article moved it to the longer name which I really liked.--DominicCapuano (talk) 15:41, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * I am not sure what "notable" means but the term sounds a little subjective. The authors are all long time contributors to science fiction. Because a story has not been made and subsequently remade into a movie where they blow everything up or kill everybody does not mean there is no value to the stories.--DominicCapuano (talk) 15:35, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note that an editor removed the AFD notice from, and then renamed Alpha 4 (Robert Silverberg anthology). -- Mikeblas (talk) 00:59, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 11:11, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Redirect to Robert Silverberg; the anthology does not appear to be independently notable and no sources have been presented at this AfD. K.e.coffman (talk) 06:02, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep. ISFDB shows reviews in notable genre magazines for most volumes in the series. There are quite a few notable stories in the volumes, not all properly linked, as well as award-winning and -nominated stories that don't yet have articles. The real issue here is whether to merge these entries into a single series article or maintain individual articles, and that's not an AFD issue. The Big Bad Wolfowitz (aka Hullaballoo). Treated like dirt by administrators since 2006.  (talk) 01:00, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 16:53, 31 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep -- change to keep per arguments present, but if kept, then merge all sub-articles into one article on the anthology.K.e.coffman (talk) 07:36, 2 November 2016 (UTC)


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