Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quadrant (astronomy)


 * 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   redirect to Galactic quadrant and delete history per consensus. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:28, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Quadrant (astronomy)

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This article on astronomical quadrants based on the equatorial coordinate system is apparently unsourced WP:OR invented by the original author. A search for reliable sources turned up nothing of substance. It was PROD-ed, but the PROD was removed as the result of a misunderstanding. The original author was notified, but no references were added.

An alternative to deletion is to redirect to Galactic quadrant, which is a notable topic. (Be careful not to mistake sources about the Galactic quadrant system for this topic.) Unfortunately there is nothing to merge since this entire article is unsourced.

Note that this AfD is no reflection on the article writing or the idea itself; it's just OR and therefore inappropriate for Wikipedia. Regards, RJH (talk) 18:30, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. RJH (talk) 18:33, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete; can find no sources for the meaning the current article puts forth, and it is not a plausible redirect for Galactic quadrant. - Running On Brains (talk) 20:30, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


 * retitle to Quadrant (astrology) or redirect to astrology. see for example.TheLongTone (talk) 00:28, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * While possibly valid, I'd expect an astrological arrangement to align with the ecliptic coordinate system, which is a different system than is used in this article. It would require a complete re-write. Regards, RJH (talk) 02:31, 26 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete. Unsourced OR, not notable, no appearance in Google Books at all, and nothing here seems worth saving. -- 202.124.75.5 (talk) 03:59, 26 May 2012 (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.

Page deletion error and request for information to be restored.
The information you have deleted can be cross referenced with this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constellations_by_area

The quadrant listings are identical..except the table/page you deleted made the information more presentable to see what constellations were in each quadrant. As for source..try Nasa. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.151.117.195 (talk) 15:25, 6 November 2012 (UTC)