Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of postminimalistic pieces


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The result was  d elete. - Mailer Diablo 02:58, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

List of postminimalistic pieces

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Article is not a list of postminimalistic pieces but a list of composers. The subject is also completely open to interpretation. Who’s to say what “postminimalistic” means? Even experts conflict in their interpretations of this. This page obviously has no usable content and is original research. S.dedalus 00:22, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nomination. --S.dedalus 00:22, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak delete - I'd change my mind if someone can give me a clear, universally understood definition of what "post-minimalist" really means. Torc2 00:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Post-minimalist is a catch all term some critics came up with to describe living composers who can’t be placed in any other category. A number of these “postminimalistic” composers really resent being called it too. John Adams for instance. --S.dedalus 01:12, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No, that's cool. I understand in a vague sense what it means, but as a genre it doesn't seem to have the clear aesthetic criteria like Minimalism or Serialism.  It might in another decade.  Torc2 01:35, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Point. I will be the first to ask for a deletion review in that case. --S.dedalus 01:39, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete per Torc2. It also has a lot of red links....—Signed by KoЯn fan71 My TalkSign Here! 00:58, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. As with all the lists recently nominated for deletion by S.dedalus, this article is utterly sourceless, so fails WP:OR in its identification of pieces as postminimalist. Nick Graves 04:05, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: Not changing my vote, but it's worth noting that AfD discussion of List of musical works in unusual time signatures establishes a precedent that a list being unfinished (or unfinishable) and possibly subjective isn't a sufficient reason for deletion. A list like this can be acknowledged as perpetually incomplete and somewhat subjective and still be a worthwhile resource. Torc2 09:36, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * The list is not just perpetually incomplete, it’s also original research and original research gets deleted on Wikipedia. --S.dedalus 20:14, 13 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete better as a category.  ALKIVAR &trade; &#x2622; 16:56, 14 October 2007 (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.