Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Poems by Rita Dove


 * 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, content has been merged. Glass  Cobra  12:09, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

List of Poems by Rita Dove
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Page does not meet requirements for stand alone articles keystoneridin! (talk) 06:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC) 
 * Comment: we have a number of these lists, see, for instance, the impressive List of poems by Catullus. I'm a bit bothered by the lack of clear rationale in this nomination, and would like to know from seasoned editors what the proper standards might be in this case--even for this woefully underdeveloped list. One item, is that a list? Drmies (talk) 17:35, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions.  -- — LinguistAtLarge • Talk  23:26, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge into Rita Dove - adding this list wont make the parent Article excessively long. Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  02:52, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * BTW, I have serious doubts about the usefulness of the format of this particular table. Who'd ever want to sort by publication details, if those details are of this kind, "Volume 84, Number 38"? But that's not a matter for AfD, I know--just a note, since the article talk page is blank. Drmies (talk) 16:41, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:18, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge to Rita Dove. No prejudice against recreation at some later date, though a format-sorted bibliography might be better. - Eldereft (cont.) 02:24, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: I've gone ahead and merged the content (singular, haha) to Rita Dove. I'd perform a non-administrative closure here, but the AfD is not yet a week old, I don't know how to do it, and I don't know if my standing is good enough. Even if this were kept I'd merge it, boldly. Whether a redirect is in place, I'll leave that to others--I don't think there is a necessity for that, but there is a history here, even though it's shorter than the bill of rights of Elbonia. BTW, it's a shame that the Rita Dove article is in such a poor state, given that she's one of the poetic powerhouses of the US. Drmies (talk) 03:58, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


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