Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/If I were lord of Tartary


 * 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. Per the low article quality and copyright and notability concerns. This one, if it is notable, will need to be redone from scratch. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 08:40, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

If I were lord of Tartary

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Fails WP:GNG, possible copyvio Kleuske (talk) 11:39, 30 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete. Some sort of inept homework assignment that ended up on Wikipedia. Softlavender (talk) 14:04, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete. Walter de la Mare was a major English poet, but I don't see any evidence that this poem is particularly significant. I can't advocate for a redirect here, either, since the article title isn't even capitalized properly (should be "Lord"). It's not a copyright violation, for all that's worth, because its publication date (1902) puts the poem in the public domain. But there's still no reason to retain this. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 14:09, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 *  R Draftify and rewrite. This is a wiki; just press the "edit" button and make it encyclopedic. KATMAKROFAN (talk) 15:03, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not convinced that any article on this specific poem can meet inclusion standards. It is very widely reprinted (in part because it is in the public domain), but there's relatively little critical commentary or discussion of the poem itself. Where it is mentioned, such as this 1921 New Blackfriars article or this 1993 piece in Children's Literature, that analysis is pretty exclusively in the wider context of de la Mare's themes and work. I could certainly see these sources improving the quality of the article on the poet himself, but I just don't see any evidence that this poem has any independent notability. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 15:29, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete or possibly Merge with the poet's article. White Arabian Filly  Neigh 21:01, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 23:02, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. K.e.coffman (talk) 23:02, 30 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete (or delete & redirect to Walter de la Mare). Completely unreferenced essay; it reads like someone's school project. Even if the poem were notable, this should be deleted per WP:TNT and started from scratch. K.e.coffman (talk) 23:04, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. North America1000 05:44, 1 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.