Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/World War III (science fiction)


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The result was   redirect to World War III in popular culture. Redirect created, all the content is still available for a merge. Tone 15:12, 12 December 2010 (UTC)

World War III (science fiction)
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This article has a number of arguably irresolvable problems: 1. It reads like a personal essay, with little or no objective content, and heavy reliance on primary sources. 2. It is highly partial in its coverage, and only has a vague grasp of its subject matter. For instance, it seems to equate a "World War" with a "War of the Worlds", which is not the same. 3. Any valid information this article contains would be better placed in World War III in popular culture.  Serendi pod ous  16:56, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 22:23, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 22:23, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions.  -- Jclemens-public (talk) 22:23, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete and redirect to World War III in popular culture per nomSadads (talk) 23:28, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect per nom. As it stands, it does seem much more like an essay than an encyclopedic article, and suffers from OR, NPOV, and selection bias.  bahamut0013  words deeds 00:30, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect any valid, referenced info.ArchieOof (talk) 20:58, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete or redirect as indiscriminate and lacking third-party sources to verify notability. Unresolvable amounts of WP:OR as people try to argue about what fictional wars qualify as a third one, and which do not... with no third-party sources in existence to back either point of view. Shooterwalker (talk) 00:27, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge with World War III in popular culture where content is appropriate and reliably sourced. It reads to me like the creating editor simply needs a little guidance on the encyclopaedic purpose of Wikipaedia.  Uncensored Kiwi  Kiss 10:03, 12 December 2010 (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.