Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fictional war


 * 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. Jayjg (talk) 03:00, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Fictional war

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The article is no more than a POV list of unconnected fictional wars which is neither comprehensive nor encyclopaedic. Its compilation appears to be original research and the subject is not notable and is not independently verified. Cyclopaedic (talk) 20:38, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * It appears that this or a similar article named List of fictional wars was previously deleted by Afd at Articles for deletion/List of fictional wars Cyclopaedic (talk) 21:21, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment I think the main reason for the delete of the other article was the OR problem, which still hasn't been fixed. An ongoing war is often an important part of the background in a series of books or television episodes, as well as some books that were notable in their own right, and this could be sourced.  I can't say that I agree with any of the grounds for nomination other than the one about original research, which is a valid point.  Mandsford (talk) 16:29, 14 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete - essentially a re-creation of a deleted article. Even if not deleted for that reason, I'd delete it as an unsourced personal essay. Bearian (talk) 20:54, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - What isn't OR, is already explained (much better) in Space warfare in fiction. Would a redirect be out of the question from here to there??? Exit2DOS • Ctrl • Alt • Del 00:57, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Most of the entries on this list wouldn't be wars in outer space. Mandsford (talk) 15:24, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * True, but the subject matter is treated in a more encyclopaedic manner in other articles such as War novel. Cyclopaedic (talk) 15:48, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't know, that article seems to be about fiction with a setting of a real war like World War II or Vietnam, where inclusion of a fictional war would be grossly inappropriate. The more I read the suggestions of where the information can be merged, the more I see that this subject isn't very well covered.  Mandsford (talk) 15:15, 18 October 2009 (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.