Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Steampunk

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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:  delete. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 00:35, 14 May 2019 (UTC)

Portal:Steampunk


Delete Narrow subject-matter portal that fails the WP:POG guideline. News not updated since 2012, 1 selected picture, 3 selected articles, but since they are numbered 1,3,5, 40% of the time (when the randomizer hits 2 or 4) that box displays a redlink. UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:23, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. This is a narrow topic, which fails the WP:POG guidance that portals should be about "broad subject areas, which are likely to attract large numbers of interested readers and portal maintainers".
 * It's also an abandoned non-portal, of little or no use either for navigation or for showcasing articles. Per POG, "Portals which require manual updating are at a greater risk of nomination for deletion if they are not kept up to date. Do not expect other editors to maintain a portal you create." -- Brown HairedGirl  (talk) • (contribs) 19:46, 6 May 2019 (UTC)


 * PS @UnitedStatesian, did you spot that of the three selected articles pages, two – Portal:Steampunk/3 and Portal:Steampunk/5 – are blank? One blanked in 2012, the other in 2013. --  Brown HairedGirl  (talk) • (contribs) 19:55, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I did; the issue was that in their original form they transcluded the selected artilce in its entirety, which is obviously not what anyone wanted. UnitedStatesian (talk) 13:15, 10 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Comment - Great pastiche of a portal. This start by the term steampunk originated in the late 1980s and continues by a featured article about Mary Shelley (1797–1851). Surely some one will come and tell "Might need some work". Pldx1 (talk) 20:19, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete - Well, well, The blanking of two of the selected articles certainly is a different twist.  I haven't researched why they were blanked.  They weren't blanked by the author and so are not G7.  However, they will also be deleted as subpages if the portal is deleted.  This portal appears to be another abandoned heritage portal without a maintainer.  Robert McClenon (talk) 21:42, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is a surprisingly big topic, with a lot of interest. That said, this is a terrible portal, and the head article is pretty poor and has an orange-level tag to prove it, so this might well be unsalvageable. Willing to change my mind if someone comes forward to improve. Espresso Addict (talk) 16:33, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete per . No prejudice if a user drops from the heavens and finds at least twenty steampunk-related articles and curates the portal with thought and care.    SITH   (talk)   21:09, 12 May 2019 (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.