Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Local history glossary


 * 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. Seraphimblade Talk to me 11:55, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Local history glossary

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This 80KB article received a prod tag on 11 March when it was named Local History Dictionary as it appears to fail WP:NOT. The Primary editor of the page User:Rosser1954 removed the prod tag and renamed the article Local history glossary. Rosser1954 has done alot of very good work on this article that provides much valuable information, except that he has picked the wrong wiki for it to live on. The article has been transwikied to Scottish Rural Life, History Dictionary which would seem to be a much more appropriate home for this body of work. Jeepday 13:32, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Nominator voting Delete Delete the article that has been tranwikied to Scottish Rural Life, History Dictionary and possibly redirect the article to wikibooks. Jeepday 13:33, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete as per nom Robbielatchford 13:50, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Not quite right - someone changed the title from Dictionary to glossary a long time back - that's why I continued working on it. The additional changes from Dictionary to Glossary were in the intro part. I know enough about how Wiki works to realise that hiding such changes are totallly pointless and I resent the various implications - with due cause.

172.215.156.171 23:20, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Rosser 23:22, 14 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I stand corrected, the title was Local history glossary when the article was prodded, but did contain references to Dictionary This is Dictionary of Local History aimed at helping researchers who are reading historical documents.  Funny how your mind remembers stuff some times.  Jeepday 03:53, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

'''Why does Wiki have such a large number of Glossaries if they are not allowed? Search for Glossary and check out the list. Why was I 'allowed' to do so much work before being told that it was going to be deleted?'''

Jeep is trying to be of some help with the Wikibook idea, but this article isn't a book. It is not about Scotland. It is a resource for Local Historians the World over - look how many of the items have no Wiki link.

Rosser 23:27, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep in some form - While some of the terms are of wider relevance, the context is very largely Scots local history. This should be reflected in the title, perhaps 'Glossary of Scottish Local History'.  This is potentially a useful resource for those of us engaged in English local history and find ourselves crossing the border into a country with a different legal system and different terminology, some of which is unfamiliar.  Peterkingiron 00:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Response to Peterkingiron. The article in its entirety has been moved to Scottish Rural Life, History Dictionary and we have every expectation that it will live a happy Wiki life there forever.  A discussion on the change from article to book has been started at wikibooks:Talk:Scottish Rural Life, History Dictionary.  You are welcome to come read and edit away. Jeepday 03:59, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Can you lik from an article to a wikibook? Does the glossary have a function if you send it to Alaska? Rosser 21:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
 * response to Rosser, Yes it can be done. Go to wikibooks:Talk:Scottish Rural Life, History Dictionary look at the  messages I left, and read the links.  Wikibooks is different then Wikipedia but similar.  I want to help you make the transition work.  I will try and check in on Wikibooks everyday.  If you need something and I don't notice leave me a message on my wikipedia talk page User talk:Jeepday.  Signed Jeepday 01:43, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom, wikibooks is a more suitable place for this useful material, and it would be good to see it continue to thrive there. --David Edgar 17:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep There are plenty of glossaries on Wikipedia and this is no worse than most and much better than some. Rjm at sleepers 17:55, 17 March 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.