Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shields (Star Trek)


 * 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. WP:SNOW (non-admin closure) TBrandley (what's up) 02:47, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Shields (Star Trek)

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Wikipedia is not a fan wiki, and it does not need to go into excessive detail about a work of fiction. I do not believe that the Shield technology of the Star Trek universe is in and of itself is notable. This article's references are to sources such as  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual which do not establish notability. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 21:59, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 22:24, 24 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment: Surely there has been scientific analysis about the design of shields in Star Trek and whether or not they would work in the real world. Is there not a source like "The Science of Star Trek" that would cover this? Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 22:36, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The Physics of Star Trek probably does address this, but I suspect the subject at hand would fall short on the requirement for significant coverage in third-party sources. --EEMIV (talk) 00:11, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Likewise, I think anything relevant that could be discussed about Star Trek shield technology could be discussed on the various Star Trek pages, or at Force shield. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 00:35, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:57, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:57, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:57, 25 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. An even baker's dozen references, drawn from just one quick Google Books search, and ignoring as many primary sources as I could discern.  Some of these are trivial, some are probably not independent, but they demonstrate pretty conclusively to any Wikipedian who understands our notability expectations that the concept of shields in Star Trek has permeated the culture.  This is without me opening a single book--this is all available via Google Books.  Now, as to whether the article should be cleaned up or merged elsewhere?  Those would be local editorial decisions, but there's clearly enough material to write a decent standalone article that meets all Wikipedia expectations. Jclemens (talk) 05:56, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep. There are enough sources discussing this to have an article. --Michig (talk) 07:40, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep - Has enough coverage in reliable sources. Even if some may be insignificant, the sheer volume of hits means that the concept of shields in Star Trek has been the subject of real-world analysis. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 02:45, 26 January 2013 (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.