Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of ancient Egypt mysteries

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep (no consensus). Mindspillage (spill yours?) 14:22, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

List of ancient Egypt mysteries
Only provides questions, no information. All the answers we have, can be found in existing articles Delete. Mgm|(talk) 20:21, May 27, 2005 (UTC)


 * It is a listings for quick reference. There are no concrete answers to the questions in the list (that is why they are a mystery). There are several good books on this topic [like the one in the reference section]. PS. Some of the articles linked to are stubs, so you don't have the answers.
 * This is one of the Category Unsolved problems.

Within the five days


 * Delete pointless --Doc (?) 21:05, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
 * A list of questions does not make a good encyclopedia article, but some the questions here might be refactored and reinserted somewhere else. Merge any suitable information with Ancient Egypt and/or its subarticles. A &#1080; D &#1103; 01D  TALK  EMAIL  21:08, May 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This article is a little bit large to merge, and I think it's a little too good to flush down the drain. Scimitar 21:24, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename and format per Unsolved problems in physics. Neutralitytalk 21:31, May 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, rename and cleanup as per the above. Revolución 23:57, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete a meandering list that asks questions but provides little answers - no encyclopaedic value. Megan1967 02:46, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * The unsolved problems of physics is a meandering list and does the same thing. JDR 18:41, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete--irreparably beyond any conformance with WP style or standards. &mdash; Phil Welch 05:49, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * It's very similar to the other unsolved problem articles. JDR 18:41, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Move to Unsolved problems in egyptology. Copyedit to conform to any "standards". JDR 14:26, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Easy enough to write about these issues under an appropriate topic if truly justified. Right now it is just a list. &#8212;Nefertum17 17:23, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * It's suppose to be a list, just like the other unsolved problem articles. JDR 18:38, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Uppland 17:52, 28 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not an encyclopedia article, original research. RickK 21:50, May 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * This is not original research. These are well known questions in egyptology.
 * Delete not an encyclopaedia article, original research. JamesBurns 05:53, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This is not original research. These are well known questions in egyptology.
 * Delete per RickK and JamesBurns. It's interesting, but not encyclopedic.  Quale 08:11, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * How exactly is it "unecyclopedic"?
 * Delete agree with RickK. Leanne 10:41, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. List of unsolved problems sets the precedent. –Hajor 12:26, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. But rewrite substantially. Ron 17:17, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Rename to List of unsolved problems in egyptology --MatthewJ 21:38, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, hopefully with a major rewrite. GregorB 21:55, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)

After the 5 days
 * Keep, I agree with Ron Falphin 22:52, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete William M. Connolley 23:08, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per RickK and JamesBurns. It's interesting, but not encyclopedic. Iam 10:50, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete drini &#9742; 18:37, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, rename and enlarge to other civilizations (precolombian, stonehenge), and questions (meaning of the mummies, use of the bitume, huge drawings, absence of monuments and art works for some of them -american indians for example, vikings-, why the conquistadors spared the macchu picchu when they arrived and so on..) bischar 19:53, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
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