Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Public memory


 * 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. Merging is an editorial discussion, doesn't need this AfD to continue. There's no consensus here to delete the article. TravellingCari 23:29, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Public memory

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Reads like an essay; no references, and it's not clear if the topic is notable. KurtRaschke (talk) 00:29, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * see below weakest delete I think the concept may be valid for an article (and may have already been done) but I am not sure if the title is the right one for the topic, and if there is a single term to describe the concept that isn't wp:neo. Current article is very well intended, but would require a full rewrite. Collective conscience is an example of the article done right on a similarly vague topic.  This might be a good rescue candidate as well, but I'm not the right guy for that topic. A WP:HEY job could shift me into a keep vote if it was sourced.   P HARMBOY   ( moo )  00:40, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong keep per this Princeton-published book (see also here), and tag the article for citations and potential rewrite. Cosmic Latte (talk) 00:57, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge per Mandsford. Cosmic Latte (talk) 09:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - it badly needs rewriting, but the information and the topic ought to stay. - Richard Cavell (talk) 03:58, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - I agree that it currently reads like an excerpt from an essay and that it badly needs to be rewritten, but I think that the topic is just as notable as a nhmber of well-established articles currently on Wikipedia, including some of those pertaining to philosophy. With a re-write and citations, this one would surely be kept. Notability is not the problem here. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 05:04, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge to Collective memory, which seems to be what the article is talking about. References can be added there to John Bodnar's book.  Alternatively, if the book itself is reviewed, it might be the subject of an article about the book Remaking America.  Mandsford (talk) 16:32, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Merge & redirect per Mansford THERE IT IS! I knew there was a term that already described the concept.  Racked my little brain and couldn't think of it.  Came close with Collective conscience, but no cigar.  They would both be better merged and redirect to Collective memory.   P HARMBOY   ( moo )  17:21, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete if this collection of sentences belongs in an existing article, then someone should start over there. It's not exactly well written and sourced.Bali ultimate (talk) 00:11, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Collective memory. IMO there's not much material here that's not already covered in that other article.  --Lockley (talk) 20:04, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. Do not redirect unless the term is verifiably used. Pavel Vozenilek (talk) 18:32, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
 * It is. Cosmic Latte (talk) 18:45, 1 November 2008 (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.