Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Space Opera in Latter-day Saints theology


 * 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. WjBscribe 02:55, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Space Opera in Latter-day Saints theology

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Article is a hodgepodge of OR about connections between Mormonism and space. Title refers to no heretofore existing topic. Probably violates WP:MADEUP. All useful content is covered elsewhere with less OR and POV. Cool Hand Luke 01:01, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I have a feeling there's something rather pointy involved in this article's creation - see Space opera in Scientology scripture. Zetawoof(&zeta;) 02:42, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Content tips over from actually neutral, as these are not unlike some arguments those who would engage against the members of the LDS church would use.  Maybe the article could be merged into the appropriate article, but I'm not betting on it. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 03:44, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Definite OR. Saikokira 05:05, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is obviously something made up in school one day or something of the like... &mdash; CJewell (talk to me) 07:53, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Look at the history. What day was it written on? BTLizard 12:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Granted the edit history, and that it was created on 01Apr, but...well, my !vote stands natch, but more importantly, my reasoning stands. Strictly NPOV issues.  What's listed is slight modifications of arguments provided by Ex-Mormons For Jesus. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 00:47, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete blatant hoax -  irides centi   (talk to me!)  12:35, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Zetawoof. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyrus Andiron (talk • contribs)
 * Redirect to Kolob, merging any adequately referenced data. Yes, there is discussion of extraterrestrial planets and life on other worlds in some interpretations of Mormon doctrine.  I have no great confidence that this is a hoax per se, but it is likely the interpretation of a small minority of Latter-day Saints.  The page seems to contain references about these interpretations from obscure and hard to find sources.  Given the other stuff that is in fact in Mormon teaching, I am inclined to assume good faith.  The title does seem to be designed as a deliberate parallel to the article about Space opera in Scientology scripture. - Smerdis of Tlön 14:04, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - There certainly are some connections, and I agree that this may have been made in good faith, but it's at minimum original research. I think the first comment is right that the article was inspired by the similarly-titled article about Scientology. No one seems to have ever applied the term "space opera" to describe the few extraterrestrial tidbits of Mormonism. It's OR on an original concept. Cool Hand Luke 15:50, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:SCHOOL and WP:HOAX, AND WP:POINT ffm ✎ talk  15:59, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not quite sure how a rejected policy on the notability of schools is applicable here. Perhaps you mean WP:NFT? Zetawoof(&zeta;) 03:43, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, unsourced WP:OR and as mentioned above, probably WP:POINT as well.  Ark yan  &#149; (talk) 16:15, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete original research and/or nonsense. Acalamari 18:54, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge This is actually a true statement, but the article is very badly written
 * Delete probably original research, it is also unsourced.  Darth griz 98 20:44, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Nah, it's not original, it's just not well sourced. -- Dennis The Tiger  (Rawr and stuff) 00:58, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Hopelessly biased original research. What isn't original research is in other articles.  CO GD EN  23:56, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Clever anti-LDS concoction, but it needs to disappear into the ether.--John Foxe 19:19, 20 April 2007 (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.