Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hip-hop literature


 * 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   merge to Urban fiction. There appears to be strong consenus in favor of merge/redirecting this article. As the a merge has now been done, deletion is no longer even a viable option due to text licensing. (non-admin closure) Alpha_Quadrant   (talk)  15:17, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

Hip-hop literature

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Prod declined for no reason. Suggested merge to Urban literature, but I see nothing worth merging. Everything here is spammy and promotional, with only primary sources. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 03:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Urban fiction. A read through the article shows that it refers to itself more as urban literature, which itself redirects to urban fiction. I've heard this term used before, but only as another term for urban fiction as a whole. As a term for a specific niche of the wider genre (like how high fantasy is a niche of the wider fantasy genre), I don't see where there's enough to show that this specific niche has enough sources to warrant having an individual article. From what I found it definitely seems to be on its way, but most of the sources I found use it as an alternate name for urban fiction.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 06:51, 1 March 2012 (UTC)tokyogirl79
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 17:13, 1 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:53, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

 Merge with Urban fiction. Actually, almost this entire article could be nicely pasted into "Urban fiction" exactly as it is right now, just under the header "Major publishers". Create a new header in "Urban fiction, copy edit the opening and closing paragraphs, and there you go. It contains some useful, informative details worth adding to WP. OttawaAC (talk) 01:51, 9 March 2012 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Wifione  Message 08:00, 15 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment. Merged the list from this page and other than this, I don't see what else could be added that isn't already on the UL page. I do want to note that on March 1st user DGG posted a "merge" suggestion, with no one commenting on the UL article with any objection to the merge (or at all). I was wondering if this AfD could be closed early as a "merge and redirect" since so far both of the people voicing an opinion in the debate (myself and Ottawa) are agreed that a merge would be best and since there were no voiced objections against the merger proposal by DGG. I've done the merge, so all we need now is a redirect.Tokyogirl79 (talk) 08:44, 15 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge is the most sensible option; there's a lot of overlap. --Colapeninsula (talk) 11:15, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect - much of the article is already in Urban Fiction anyway, they seem to be talking about the same thing.-- Stv Fett erly  (Edits)  14:45, 15 March 2012 (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.