Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rimbaud and modern culture


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The result was keep.  The Nordic Goddess Kristen  Worship her 00:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Rimbaud and modern culture

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This is trivial listcruft at best. Relevant facts (which is certainly not the whole article), belong in the main Rimbaud article. RobJ1981 (talk) 20:36, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak keep... I don't know, really, how we look at these lists in general. This thing certainly could do with some sources, and that's putting it really, really, mildly. Then again, it might well be useful for students of Rimbaud to have such a list, and some of this information is without a doubt useful--the less drastic alternative to deletion would be to merge, either to those influenced by Rimbaud or to the Rimbaud main article. The first option dissolves a list of pretty important effects of Rimbaud's life and work, the second would necessitate serious cutting, probably. Then again, the title is wrong--this is not an essay-type article, it's a list. I'm going to go with keep, since I think that the list can be of use, but with the reservations I noted above. Drmies (talk) 21:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep Prime example of a poor article that needs work, not deletion. As a list it's not actually a bad one - this is the basic source material for producing a good encyclopedic article on the topic, and the topic itself is excellent. We have a Rimbaud biog, but we could certainly use an article on more recent influences he has had. Needs a bunch of work, but nor is it harmful to the encyclopedia as it is, so there's no express reason to kill it. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:55, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Agree with Andy Dingley.  Rimbaud's influence has been fairly pervasive, and has in fact perked down to the level of popular culture.  By and large, the article is largely self-referencing, albeit to primary sources.  There have been discussions in secondary sources; I'm now in the process of reading a small book about Patti Smith's Horses album, and may have some to add after I finish it. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 15:23, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. A highly influential poet, whose influence should be described. The article needs work, but won't get it if it gets deleted. Should not be merged to the main article, as more than a sentence or two there would probably give the subject undue weight. JulesH (talk) 15:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)


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