The result was keep. Non admin closure. The Evil Spartan 06:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
The term alluvial desert does not appear to be in use, at least not in the way implied. Common usage is as a compound adjective (alluvial desert soil), never as a refinement of the noun "desert". The premise of the title, that an alluvial desert is a desert that has been created in an alluvial valley, is hopelessly confused at best. Perhaps the author meant to say "occurs" instead of "created", but the context indicates that man-induced desertification is a required characteristic of an alluvial desert. This may be the context the term was used in the reference cited, but I have failed to locate a readily available source to corroborate this perspective. Concerns about the confused nature of the article have been posted in the article discussion space for over a year.
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The result was keep. Non admin closure. The Evil Spartan 06:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC) reply
The term alluvial desert does not appear to be in use, at least not in the way implied. Common usage is as a compound adjective (alluvial desert soil), never as a refinement of the noun "desert". The premise of the title, that an alluvial desert is a desert that has been created in an alluvial valley, is hopelessly confused at best. Perhaps the author meant to say "occurs" instead of "created", but the context indicates that man-induced desertification is a required characteristic of an alluvial desert. This may be the context the term was used in the reference cited, but I have failed to locate a readily available source to corroborate this perspective. Concerns about the confused nature of the article have been posted in the article discussion space for over a year.
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07:36, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
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