Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Meal Preparation


 * 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 keep. (non-admin closure) Esquivalience t 00:19, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Meal preparation

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This looks like a nonsense article with content, but absolutely not notable one Arthistorian1977 (talk) 08:32, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Food and drink-related deletion discussions. North America1000 10:00, 6 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep and allow time for expansion. A very notable topic. Sources include entire books dedicated to the topic and aspects of it, among other various sources. Some examples:, , , , , , , , , . North America1000 10:05, 6 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete - this appears to be an unacceptable essay.--Rpclod (talk) 16:18, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep. While the potential for OR here is enormous, I don't see how one can imagine it's an essay when there's hardly anything in it. Sources certainly exist for the term, so we ought to wait and see what is done to the article before declaring it OR. --Sammy1339 (talk) 17:30, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Merge to Meal. The one point the article makes, that meals can be prepared ahead of time, is worth mentioning there. WP has an article (for example) on Letter but not one on Letter writing. Thoughtmonkey (talk) 17:32, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * It can only be merge if the subject of the article is not widely covered in multiple reliable sources. Since the article is widely discussed, then it could stand alone. While we have Chemical compound here we also have Chemical substance and in fact we have Chemical element. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 18:38, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the misunderstanding. The point I was trying to make is that since a meal is something that is prepared, in a sense Meal and Meal preparation are the same thing.  I was not at all trying to say meal preparation is not notable, in fact it is one of the most notable things going on. Thoughtmonkey (talk) 15:13, 9 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep - not the same thing as meal itself; in most places there are actual laws concerning meal preparation; there are cultural/gender role aspects to meal preparation; additionally, as pointed out, not making/having time for proper meal preparation has negative health effects for society etc. —Мандичка YO 😜 18:04, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep: per and . A very notable topic that had been widely discussed by multiple independent reliable source. I have no clue why the  wanted the deletion of this notable topic of encyclopedic importance after they inappropriately nominated it for deletion per A1 here, a criterion that does not applied by any standard. I saved the page here and many thanks to NorthAmerica100 for expanding the article. However, I'm highly disappointed that the same editor who wrongly nominated the page for deletion with CSD#A1 decided to bring it here again. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 18:38, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep this is a valid encyclopedic topic. I oppose a merge to meal, as per Wikimandia's reasoning. Mellowed Fillmore (talk) 05:00, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:DINC so while the article is in bad shape currently deletion isn't clean up. per WP:GNG I see a lot of secondary sources talking about this so I see it as notable. Bryce Carmony (talk) 21:46, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep The article definitely needs work, but as it concerns a common and legitimate process, it should stay. As a legitimately encyclopedic topic, notability does not come into play here and as such is not a valid argument for deletion. Ormr2014 (talk) 23:54, 7 May 2015 (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.