Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of book-based war films (future wars)


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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 06:51, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

List of book-based war films (future wars)

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This list is original research in that it places fictional wars from a variety of fictional works by different author into a single timeline. Hence, among the wars which this article identifies as having been depicted in films based on books, we see the Wars of Barsoom, the Ape Revolt, the Drac War, the Bug War, and the War of the Old Empire against House Atreides. While the article's lead acknowledges that the wars described are fictional, the structure of the article does not sufficiently focus on a real-world perspective. Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:32, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
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 * This is decidedly OR/SYNTH, and it verges on the trivial. Delete for failing to meet a core content policy. I also find it to lack notability, as there are not likely to be RS speaking on this topic. --Izno (talk) 11:55, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete due to lack of notability. It does not meet the guidelines set forth in WP:NOTESAL. Without any real-world sourcing, listings are highly subjective and thus unsupportable. E.g., Blade Runner is not in any sense a war film; military actions are only mentioned as part of the background. I don't think a valid list is possible with this scope. Instead, I think a more appropriate list would be a list of military science fiction films. Erik (talk &#124; contrib) (ping me) 15:50, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete as with the military books (fantasy) film list (also at AFD) this is a WP:INDISCRIMINATE list full of WP:OR and WP:SPECULATION. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:06, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - per the guidelines cited above. Shearonink (talk) 16:58, 8 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete per all above. This is irredeemable original research and synthesis. Reyk YO! 07:37, 12 September 2018 (UTC)


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