Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/F1 Financial Crisis


 * 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. Without prejudice to recreation should this develop further. Nakon 04:03, 21 February 2015 (UTC)

F1 Financial Crisis

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To put it simply, there is no F1 Financial Crisis, at least not one that reliable sources have identified. The article has just synthesised the disparate issues affecting F1 to draw the conclusion that there is a crisis. It is WP:Original Research. This has been discussed on WikiProject Formula One, where it was the opinion of most editors apart from the creator this article does not meet Wikipedia guidelines. QueenCake (talk) 00:16, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - pure OR fest, just as QueenCake has stated. Luke no 94  (tell Luke off here) 00:28, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - For the reasons stated above. Also, could be merged with History of Formula One article, after heavy revision of course. Twirlypen (talk) 02:15, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Delete - Because it fails WP:GNG. Tvx1 01:44, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep because this is a topic that is spreading faster and faster by each day, and is getting more and more coverage in the press. The article is accurately referenced as well.
 * I have discussed this with some detail in Wikipedia Talk:WikiProject Formula One and have provided sources there. I have also gotten more research as more sources have been made available within the past weekend:
 * Lopez hits out at 'archaic' F1 management
 * Why Formula One has failed to conquer emerging markets
 * Hulkenberg, Perez will test at Barcelona - Force India
 * I will add the detail to the pages shortly, and improve on the article. In the meantime, I don't think this is "original research" because if it was, it would mean creating your own articles on the subject. These sources prove that other people have researched into this, and what I have done is simply take those sources and turn it into an article.
 * I don't mind people editing the article - that's what it's there for. It's meant to be edited. If you think that there should be some editing done, please do so. I know that someone wanted the article copy edited, and that would be great, since I don't know how to copy edit. Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks for your help and input on this matter. FordDixon (talk) 15:31, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, please excuse me for not replying earlier, as my busy work schedule prevents me from editing during weekends. I hope everyone is of understanding. Thanks for the help once again. FordDixon (talk) 15:38, 17 February 2015 (UTC)


 * What you have done is find sources concerning a number of different issues, and then created an article combining these into a new topic you have created. You can reliably source Caterham and Marussia's administration, or Force India's trouble in building their car. What you cannot source is anything tying these all together, which is what makes the article original research. Please have a read of WP:Synthesis, which will explain why this is not allowed on Wikipedia. QueenCake (talk) 20:37, 17 February 2015 (UTC)


 * , it appears that you have the best intentions in creating the article, and I genuinely understand your reasons behind wanting to create it. But there are policies and guidelines set forth by Wikipedia that we (The F1 Wikiproject) try to adhere to as much as possible to set a good standard for the readers. Seeing as regular members of the community have made contributions to your article tells me that your heart is in the right place, but the execution just needs a little work. Namely, reading up on WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. A lot of these members are nice people and are willing to help improve the article rather than see it get deleted. Twirlypen (talk) 03:29, 19 February 2015 (UTC)


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