Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/History of UTC


 * 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 redirect to Coordinated_Universal_Time. Redirected per the IP comment below. Consensus was to remove this content as a POV-fork; have enacted this, but redirected rather than simply deleted as the article name has value as a search term. Will also protect the page to avoid recreation in the immediate period. -- Euryalus (talk) 09:08, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

History of UTC

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POV fork of Coordinated Universal Time Jc3s5h (talk) 22:29, 30 August 2016 (UTC)


 * As nominator, I view this page as a POV fork of Coordinated Universal Time. Two main themes are that GMT is distinct from UTC, and UTC is different from UT. But as the "Coordinated Universal Time" article and it's supporting sources make clear, the status of GMT is unclear, and some authorities treat it as identical to UTC. Also, many authorities view UTC as one of several varieties of UT. I consider it inappropriate for a fork to exist that states as established fact positions that are actually quite controversial.


 * Also, the "Coordinated Universal Time" article is not so long that a separate article on the history of UTC is necessary. Jc3s5h (talk) 22:34, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the clarification. I was just composing a question asking what POV is being advanced here, but you answered it before I even asked it. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 22:42, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. North America1000 02:59, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 10:43, 31 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete as a clear POV fork and redirect the title to Coordinated Universal Time. The editor who created this would do better to seek consensus at Talk:Coordinated Universal Time for any changes rather than create a POV fork. 86.17.222.157 (talk) 15:40, 31 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: Have briefly semi-protected this AfD to prevent ongoing disruption by a banned user. Apologies to any legitimate anon editors wanting to add to the discussion - please feel free to do so after the semi-protection expires. -- Euryalus (talk) 06:32, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete not a suitable WP:SIZESPLIT. SST  flyer  04:14, 3 September 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.