Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peace-bonding


 * 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. -- Cirt (talk) 05:00, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Peace-bonding

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Per the PROD-tag which was removed without explanation ╟─ Treasury  Tag ►  most serene  ─╢ 06:15, 14 October 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 03:24, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge: There is another book reference apart from the one already in the article. Plus a Google search shows that the term is used in many official anime convention policies (e.g. ), so it is indeed an engrained term in this culture. In my opinion we should apply the benefit of the doubt: the concept appears indeed notable in the real-world meaning that it is a widespread part of a non-trivial culture. Otherwise, let us find a merge target. -- Cycl o pia talk  13:14, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment: The term is common in a bunch of sub-cultures that commonly use weapons as props, not only sci-fi/fantasy conventions but also SCA events, ren faires, and LARPS. Not sure there would be much to say about it other than a definition, but not sure what a good merge target would be either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmusser (talk • contribs) 2010-10-14 14:54:35
 * Well done Cyclopia for finding that second source. I found probably the same set of things saying that "XYZ must be peace bonded", but scant little actually saying what peace-bonding actually was.  Without the books, this would be unverifiable: something that is known, but that the world at large hasn't recorded as known.  With the books, there is verifiable knowledge to be had.  It's not very much, though, and a merger into a more general discussion may indeed be appropriate unless further sources come to light discussing this subject in depth.  (I haven't found any.) Uncle G (talk) 15:11, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Keep. It also looks like there's some history to the topic that can be scrounged up.  Pournelle wrote a blurb about it in the context of shifting expectations in the convention environment circa 1980, in an editorial passage in the 1982 Nebula Award Stories Sixteen.  There are doubtless also considerable references in early 1980s fanzines for anyone with the wherewithal to track down such obscure materials.  Finally, there's at least some reference to the practice in several books on ceremonial paganism, showing context outside the convention scene.  I'm already hunting down elusive titles for a couple other articles, so I can't really be the one to fully source this, but it's certainly a practice with some currency.  Serpent&#39;s Choice (talk) 05:00, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep No reason to delete is provided. Colonel Warden (talk) 01:39, 22 October 2010 (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.