Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alternative theories of Al-Qaeda


 * 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   redirect to Al-Qaeda. Redirect rather then merge because the only reliable spurce is already addressed in the target. History is still there so you can still merge anything useful Spartaz Humbug! 04:43, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Alternative theories of Al-Qaeda

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Another "alternative theories" dumping ground that connects disparate ideas in an originally researched, synthesized amalgam. Individual ideas can be spun off to individual articles e.g. Laurie Mylroie, The Power of Nightmares, and Jason Burke. Keeping them all stuffed at one article is neither needed nor desirable. ScienceApologist (talk) 23:18, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Conspiracy theories-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:28, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 17:28, 11 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Simply merge to Al-Qaeda. To the extent that these theories are notable (and my impression is that they are), they deserve a brief mention in that article. --Lambiam 20:04, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge with Al-Qaeda. Not enough substance to warrant separate article.  Thorncrag    23:59, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing here warranting an article.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:51, 14 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete One notable (though completely non-credible) source already treated at length in her own article. BillMasen (talk) 16:47, 14 September 2010 (UTC)


 * The reason I created the article: For the foreseeable future, people will go on attempting to insert such "alternative theories" into the main article on Al Qaeda, which is already quite long. There are two possible responses to such an insertion - either you delete it, or you add an explanation as to why the view in question is wrong. This article was created as a single place where the more popular or reasonable such theories can be stated, and also countered, in a cumulative way. However, it has not seen use, most likely because the average editor of the main AQ page doesn't know about it and its intended function. Mporter (talk) 07:35, 16 September 2010 (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.