Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Timeline of 4chan


 * 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.  Sandstein  12:47, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Timeline of 4chan

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fails WP:GNG for a stand-alone article. It should be deleted or merged to its parent article 4chan —Oluwa2Chainz »» (talk to me) 16:00, 6 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete. Page creator routinely puts up half finished repetitive "listicles" with info from other articles, often multiple at a time, and then abandons them in the hopes that someone else will finish them. As of right now this piece lends nothing other than clutter. JamesG5 (talk) 18:27, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Can you make an actual, policy-based argument rather than engaging in mudslinging? Riceissa (talk) 22:13, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. Per CSD#A10. Duplicates 4chan. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 19:47, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No, sorry, this does not apply here. The page does not duplicate a topic. It might duplicate some of the content, but not the topic. Riceissa (talk) 22:15, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Respectfully, that is nonsense; the article clearly duplicates the topic "4chan". Please feel free to make a !vote, with reasoning for a keep, merge, redirect or delete. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 22:22, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * The only people here speaking nonsense are the ones pushing for deletion. This article cannot be duplicating the topic "4chan", because it is about the history of 4chan and the specific events that have happened in the course of that history. Riceissa (talk) 23:36, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * See 4chan. Please feel free to make a !vote. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 00:00, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete creator has argued that social media sites have timelines on Wikipedia that have survived AfDs, so this timeline has a basis for existence. Other stuff exists is no basis for keeping an article. This article adds nothing to 4chan. Mduvekot (talk) 20:42, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * That's right, "other stuff exists" is no basis, but being a notable topic is a valid basis for keeping the article. Riceissa (talk) 22:17, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. Riceissa appears biased. She and Ethanbas are friends and work together doing paid edits, they routinely team up to defend each other in AfDs.  This has become a routine issue in the last few weeks. JamesG5 (talk) 00:57, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Timelines can help to clarify narratives, but in this case there is nothing to clarify. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 07:24, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect to 4chan seems more suitable, since that contains much of the notable dates and events that would be on a Timeline of 4chan article. Alcherin (talk) 17:14, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Websites-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:44, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:45, 7 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete or redirect to 4chan. I cannot see the point of this, which as Ryk72 points out is basically a WP:REDUNDANTFORK of 4chan#History, for no apparent reason. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:49, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:CFORK from 4chan. Unnecessary non-encyclopedic article. Ajf773 (talk) 09:53, 8 February 2017 (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.