Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Betty baba


 * 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 deletion (WP:SNOW)  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:07, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Betty baba

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"Betty baba" is the author of this article, not the subject. In fact, there is nothing at all in the article about Mrs. Baba. This article, entirely written in French, is the author's commentary about Chinua Achebe, an opinion piece about the society being described by Achebe. This is not Mrs. Baba's first attempt to use Wikipedia as a forum. A similar article from the same author, but on an entirely different subject, was deleted prematurely as a prod earlier this week. Delete and salt. (And, no, I do not feel like going into the trouble of translating this mess just to show what I'm talking about.)  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 23:57, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Also nominating: For discussion prior to this nomination, please see WP:PNT.


 * Delete as original research. User has recreated the deleted material twice, and has not engaged in discussion or shown any interest in collaboration. Doesn't belong in Wikipedia (especially English Wikipedia). (EhJJ)TALK 00:04, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, this is not recreation of the same material. Mrs. Baba is attempting to use this Wikipedia page as a space to voice her latest opinion, pretty much like a newspaper's op-ed page, but without archiving. --  Blanchardb - Me•MyEars•MyMouth - timed 00:10, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. -Yupik (talk) 00:11, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, simply because it doesn't belong in the English Wikipedia. -LinguistAtLarge (talk) 00:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Transwiki to French Wikipedia. If deleted there, then I say delete. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (t·c·r) 01:54, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Snowball delete, no transwiki. It's an unencyclopedic essay no matter what language it's written in. —David Eppstein (talk) 05:51, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete - This is original research, pure and simple. The author is summarizing and analyzing a book. Maybe some of this material could be salvaged and put into other articles, in the form of sentences that have a proper reference to the source material. It's a lot of work. By the way, the bare fact that the article is in a foreign language is not grounds for deletion from the English Wikipedia. Our policy is to review foreign-language content for suitability, then (if appropriate) send it off for translation. It's a Borg attitude, not an ethnic cleansing attitude. --Cbdorsett (talk) 08:29, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Update: It seems the creator of this article has requested that it be deleted. See Talk:Trastec. --Cbdorsett (talk) 16:58, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete gross misuse of Wikipedia. Block user if she keeps it up. JuJube (talk) 10:49, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:SOAP and WP:OR. AlexTiefling (talk) 13:03, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.   -- • Gene93k (talk) 13:20, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOR. This is a book review/personal essay. • Gene93k (talk) 13:58, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as per everyone. Isn't it snowing yet? Edward321 (talk) 15:20, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Betty baba as an essay, not an encyclopedia article. Delete Le Style de Chinua Achebe : L’africanisation de l’anglais le pidgin as a request for translation with no actual content. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 06:57, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, delete and speedy close this AfD per WP:SNOW. No point in transwiki since fr wiki will speedy it.  Balkan Fever  07:14, 13 November 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.