Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China


 * 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The result was Speedy Keep: Nomination withdrawn per discussion. (non-admin closure) Otr500 (talk) 09:13, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China
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Article has been tagged a long time (since 2011) as having no source or references. A search brought up only the Wikipedia article. There is no way to check article for WP:OR, copy right issues, or anything. Otr500 (talk) 11:08, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Sources mainly in Mandarin, I suggest that you may search in Mandarin "中華民國四階段論" instead of English. .-  Earth Saver  ( talk ) at 16:40, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Also, is also an example for books in English which introduces this theory. -  Earth Saver  ( talk ) at 16:42, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol keep vote.svg Keep: Obviously, there are one Chinese version Wikipedia article with multiple citations and a Japanese version of a related article which suggests it's less likely to be an "original research". Anyway, 5 reliable sources, including the one from Earth Saver, has been added to this article while the content has been reviewed and modified as well. -- Wildcursive (talk) 08:22, 14 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Comments: The first reference used does support, although reworded slightly, the title with "While receiving the delegates of the Formosa Foundation of the United States, President Chen Shui-bian indicates that the four stages of the Republic of China's evolution refer to: the Republic of China as established in China; the Republic of China is transferred from China to Taiwan; the Republic of China on Taiwan during former President Lee Teng-hui's term; and "the Republic of China is Taiwan" after the Democratic Progressive Party became the ruling party in 2000.". The second reference supports the use of the name in the title. The third reference specifically mentions "Chen reiterated his two theories of the ROC's history", specifically the Four States' theory, that is different from the article title but also includes "The nation entered the fourth stage", and also mentions "Chen outlined his second theory, the "Three Stages" theory". The second to last reference #4, is a book, with no page number, and does not support anything in the article. The last reference #5 is a book, Taiwan Country Study Guide: Strategic Information and Developments, with no page number, and does not support anything in the article.
 * I will concede there is enough to support the title per Notability, although there is certainly and without a doubt original research, with content not supported by references, some evidently used to give the appearance of having a source, and tags dated from 2009, this does not affect notability.
 * This article is a glorified stub, prematurely advanced to "start class". I am going to remove the material not supported by references, remove the tags, and reassess the article as "stub class". Please note that reintroduction of the material, by reversion or readdition, without corroborating source, is against policy per WP:BURDEN. I will then withdraw the AFD nomination. Otr500 (talk) 08:39, 16 October 2016 (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.