Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Spaceflight/Next launch

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 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the discussion was:  keep. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:38, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Portal:Spaceflight/Next launch

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Deprecated portal subpage, no longer updated since 2016. Nothing links here or transcludes it any longer. — JFG talk 12:16, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep - The real issue is that the portal, which was designed for frequent maintenance, is not being maintained, but is being viewed. The portal had an average of [| 108] pageviews in 2019, which is very good for a portal.  The head article had 266 daily average pageviews.  The portal and this page were clearly intended for regular updates.  The real issue should be not whether to delete one page but whether to delete the portal.  A case has not been made for deletion either of this page or of the portal.   Robert McClenon (talk) 17:20, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * keep (weak) per Robert McClenon, plus, it is transcluded into the portal itself, even if only pointing to another page it serves the portal better than no such list at all. Anyway, that is an editing option, we should not delete a subpage that is in use. - Nabla (talk) 12:53, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Under "Next scheduled launch", the Spaceflight portal only states:
 * It's been this way for years, as editors stopped maintaining a "next launch" blurb in favor of a more comprehensive coverage at the "current_year in spaceflight" articles. So, I don't see how this precludes from deleting this deprecated page fragment. If I missed a current and useful transclusion, please let me know where it is. — JFG talk 14:47, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * As you say, and I already mentioned, *it is currently transcluded* in the Portal. I presume a portal subpage does not *need* to be transcluded anywhere else. As to usefulness, we probably disagree, but I also already stated that I think having a link to "2020 in spaceflight#Upcoming launches" is more useful than having nothing, and useful enough to keep. - Nabla (talk) 19:09, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Nomination is flawed: the page is transcluded, four instances, and so deletion would result in two redlinks on the portal page, and two on Portal:Outer space. Would reconsider if the two portals were edited first so that is no longer the case. 22:20, 15 January 2020 (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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
 * 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 page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.