Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of electromagnetic projectile devices in fiction (2nd nomination)


 * 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. Delete arguments are compelling, and Donald Trung's opinion does not address them.  Sandstein  22:34, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

List of electromagnetic projectile devices in fiction
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List is entirely WP:OR and listcruft. Last deletion result pretty much only had one vote for or against. But this seems like WP:TNT is merited. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 05:07, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep Such ideas are covered in the works detailed in the previous AfD and other works such as Ten Billion Tomorrows: How Science Fiction Technology Became Reality and Shapes the Future. Andrew D. (talk) 00:04, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
 * It might be notable in theory, but none of the article is currently encyclopedic. The deletion discussion is for the current page, not for a hypothetical, future, referenced page. That can be done via a draft. That said, such pages are usually only made when an "In fiction" section in the parent article is insufficient.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 17:37, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Killiondude (talk) 06:48, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep, if you don't like how a notable article is written now then you can always improve it, Wikipedia is a collaborative project where people's talents compliment each other's and if the author wasn't good with the encyclopedic WP:PROSE then most people can fix it for them. Deletion should only be reserved for subjects that (currently) have no place on Wikipedia. --Donald Trung (Talk) (Articles) Respect mobile users. 09:57, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete as it stands Mainly since it violates core policies such as WP:OR, WP:V etc and being tagged for 10 years as needing more sources suggests there are not many secondary sources to verify each example. Also it is just a list of not very notable examples, the games, films & books maybe notable but the weapons are not. If this can be referenced properly then great, otherwise delete. Mattg82 (talk) 23:19, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Ajf773 (talk) 10:08, 13 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is pure fancruft; sci-fi and video games are chock-full of futuristic weaponry, none of it of any real interest save to onsessives.TheLongTone (talk) 15:00, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete as WP:FANCRUFT and failing WP:V/WP:OR Ajf773 (talk) 17:37, 14 February 2018 (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.