Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theories of a future nanotech age


 * 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 as recreation of a deleted page. ... disco spinster   talk  04:03, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Theories of a future nanotech age

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Even though this is reporting other people's opinions on what may or may not happen in the future, this is still all sheer speculation about the future, and much of it is written as such. For example, "In vitro meat may alleviate food shortages" is speculation, not information, even if this speculation is sourced. Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. —Largo Plazo (talk) 05:53, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak delete on the theory that it's a WP:Synthesis. This is a thrown together topic that's cited, but none of those cites speak to the over arching theory of the article. But I might be wrong. There are a lot of cites in there, but the tone of this article is off, for sure. Shadowjams (talk) 09:39, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - Future knowledge should be embraced with open arms in the Wikipedia community. If we want to pass on this knowledge to our great-grandchildren someday, we need to put stuff in this encyclopedia that will be relevant to their generation. GVnayR (talk) 18:12, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * "Future knowledge"? What we pass on to future generations is what we know in our time. They will know what happens between our time and theirs. Our guesses about what may happen between now and their time aren't knowledge, they're guesses. —Largo Plazo (talk) 18:59, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as unbacked speculation, WP:CRYSTALBALL violation. Nuclear Lunch Detected    Hungry?  21:57, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Note This is a possible recreation of the deleted article Nanotech age, also by the same user. The AfD notification is in the most recent archive of the creator's user talk page, at the bottom. Nuclear Lunch Detected    Hungry?  22:02, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
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 * You're absolutely right. In that discussion, two days ago, GVNayR wrote, "If that's what it takes to keep this article on Wikipedia, then I change my vote to rename this article to Theories of a future nanotech age." And so he's created this article with that name. I'm going to db-repost it. —Largo Plazo (talk) 23:39, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Additional comment - If this article seems to be too avant garde for my generation, please accept my sincere apologies. I am trying to write for my great-great-granddaughter's generation in addition to my own generation. As a believer in the Singularity, Nanotechnology and Raymond Kurzweil, I believe these aspects in 21st century technology will be used in everyday life by the year 2025 at least. The article may not be coherent right now but the article deserves people to refine it to make a common theme (instead of several disconnected things). Please do not delete this article; it's too important for future generations. GVnayR (talk) 03:37, 13 December 2009 (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.