Wikipedia:Stub types for deletion/Log/2012/February/18


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the stub template and/or category above. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the template's or category's talk page (if any).  No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the discussion was Withdrawn

Tribes are not as well defined in Wikipedia, so difficult for non-experts to tell what belongs here. For now, less than 30 articles tagged. Propose delete with no prejudice against recreation once sufficient articles tagged. Dawynn (talk) 14:13, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia doesn't define tribes, scientists do. Palm biology is a well-studied field, with numerous available publications.  Why would non-experts need to know what belongs there?  Are you proposing to eliminate the subcategory and put them all back in Category:Palm stubs with over 300 stub articles? --EncycloPetey (talk) 19:34, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Because, let's face it, the bulk of the work in the stub sorting project is performed by non-experts in the various subjects. If articles have been written properly indicating what genera are in the various tribes, even non-experts can help in sorting the various articles.  And yes, I am proposing that the subcategory (not the template) be eliminated and the articles upmerged back into the parent category.  Such a move eliminates an undersized category ) without overloading the parent category . Dawynn (talk) 13:10, 20 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Aah! I think I found a big help: List of Arecaceae genera Dawynn (talk) 13:14, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

There may still be other articles to tag, but this category is now fair-sized. Removing this deletion request. Dawynn (talk) 13:39, 20 February 2012 (UTC)