Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Solomani Confederation


 * 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 Delete. Merge was considered, but content lacks reliable sources. JERRY talk contribs 23:46, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Solomani Confederation

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This article consists almost entirely of plot summary without real-world context or analysis, which breaks WP:NOT, and has no secondary sources to indicate notability per WP:FICT. Google returns only non-reliable fansites and the like which indicates this topic has not ever recieved substantial coverage from acceptable secondary sources. As such, it is unlikely any amount of rewriting or improvement can bring the article up to policy by providing real-world significance or establishing notability. Once unencyclopedic, in-universe material is removed (per WP:FICT), there would no content to merge into another article. Doctorfluffy (talk) 03:36, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. I think it might be expanded into something like Imperium (Traveller) if given enough time. Andrzej Kmicic (talk) 02:00, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * That's a very poor article to use as an example. It breaks all the same policies as the subject of this AFD and is a good candidate for deletion itself. I hope you realize that article is not a standard to strive for.
 * Back on topic, Solomani Confederation has been around for over 2 years with little content added since inception. My search for reliable secondary sources came up empty. Without such sources, notability cannot be established and there is no basis for verifiable real-world commentary or analysis that isn't orignal research. Can you elaborate how this article can satisfy WP:FICT and pass WP:NOT without acceptable secondary sources? Doctorfluffy (talk) 02:26, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Giving it second thought, I think it would be better to merge shorter versions of both Solomani Confederation and Imperium (Traveller) with the main article about the game, Traveller (role-playing game). I am a bit uneasy about losing all the information if these articles are simply deleted. Andrzej Kmicic (talk) 16:37, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Game-related-related deletion discussions.   —Gavin Collins (talk) 17:03, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete as there are no reliable secondary sources to demonstrate notability, and no real-world content to justify a merge. --Gavin Collins (talk) 17:03, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect to Traveller (role-playing game). --EEMIV (talk) 18:00, 30 January 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.