Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Graft (politics)


 * 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 keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 05:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Graft (politics)

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Delete or merge content with political corruption as a US English term for the same thing. GnocchiFan (talk) 12:31, 20 August 2023 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  13:33, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 12:57, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep - The concept of graft definitely passes GNG just from common use. There is also a significant semantic difference between graft and the general concept of political corruption, so I don't see merge as a great option. That said, this article does little to show that distinction. It also looks like every time a source is added, it gets deprecated for one reason or another. Draftify isn't an option, either, as there hasn't been anyone seriously interested in the article for years. There is still a raft of good source material on gScholar and gBooks if we could find editors interested in the subject. Cheers, Last1in (talk) 14:19, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete as an unsourced definition, if the article is subsequently WP:HEYed I have no problem with keeping it. SportingFlyer  T · C  15:13, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep and improve. Graft is discussed ad nauseum:
 * Public Plunder - A History of Graft in America, Department of Justice
 * Graft and Grafting: What are the Remedies?, American Journal of Sociology
 * Corruption in Cities: Graft and Politics in American Cities at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, National Bureau of Economic Research
 * Unsafe at the Top: China's anti-graft drive targets billionaires and bankers, The Guardian
 * As Graft Cases in Chile Multiply, a 'Gag Law' Angers Journalists, The New York Times
 * etc. etc. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:26, 28 August 2023 (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.