Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Military spacecraft in fiction


 * 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. with no barrier to creating a well-sourced page on this subject. SpinningSpark 18:51, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Military spacecraft in fiction

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Not really sure what this article is trying to get across - it seems to be a person's WP:OR observations on how fictional space combat works. No clear rhyme or reason to it, and it is unencyclopedic. ZXCVBNM (TALK) 18:23, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 00:04, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. MT TrainDiscuss 00:04, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep The topic is notable as there are entire books about fictional spacecraft, including military ones. The topic just needs work per our editing policy and this is done by ordinary editing, not deletion.  Andrew D. (talk) 10:11, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete- per WP:TNT. The topic of fictional military spacecraft may or may not be notable- that remains to be seen. But even assuming, arguendo that it is a notable topic, it's also clear that none of this content will ever be part of an actual encyclopedia article on the topic. It is almost completely unsourced, and written as an essay-ish summary of one editor's opinions on the topic. Retaining this would be hindrance, rather than an aid, to future editors writing an actual encyclopedia article on this topic. Reyk YO! 13:04, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
 * It's hardly "one editor's opinions on the topic." It was created over 12 years ago at less than 1k words. Since then, it's expanded significantly (and been trimmed on occasion), with over 20 different editors working in it. Please try to assume a little good faith. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 20:58, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Meh. I agree that the topic is highly likely notable, but also that the content is unsourced and fails WP:NOT. The closest articles are Space warfare in fiction and List of fictional spacecraft, which are much better quality, but I don't think a merge and/or redirect to either would be completely appropriate. So, I don't really have a recommendation here. Stubify? Dunno. ansh 666 03:21, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 08:20, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. A steaming pile of OR. Space warfare in fiction already exists; anything worthwhile (and sourced) could go in the Technology section there. Clarityfiend (talk) 10:07, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete -- OR; no value to the project. K.e.coffman (talk) 01:54, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete as OR. There are only three sources and they don't appear to be about the topic as such, rather examples of military spaceships. Tacyarg (talk) 17:07, 2 March 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.