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Comment: I can see how the continent of Oceania could be discussed in either the region of Oceania or in the continent of Australia; but since there was controversy of where
Oceania (continent) should point to, and the subject is notable (albeit marginally so -- almost a fringe theory), I thought a stand-alone article could settle the issue.
fgnievinski (
talk)
03:24, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Merge into
Oceania. While fgnievinski is right that the article doesn't currently directly mention the classification of Oceania as a continent, such content could easily be covered in
Oceania, and readers would be better served by one comprehensive article about the term than by two articles that are about largely overlapping topics. I'm not sure I see the controversy regarding where
Oceania (continent) should point to––if the content is merged to
Oceania then it makes perfect sense to point it there. signed, Rosguilltalk06:08, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
The major issue here is Oceania isn't a continent. It's sometimes mistakenly referred to as a continent. You either have it redirect to the actual continent in the region (Australia) or redirect to the region itself (Oceania.) I guess you could make an argument it's a human geography term. Fortunately the redirect isn't linked to by any pages.
SportingFlyerT·C06:21, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
IMO the answer to this issue is what I've already suggested: redirect to the article about the region, and include a section addressing the fringe theory and/or misconception about the region being a continent proper. signed, Rosguilltalk06:25, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
It's an evolving cultural construct. Fifty years ago there was a firm conceptualization of Oceania as a continent. Later it eroded, in favor of Australia as continent. This is so at least in the
anglosphere, not so much in other languages and cultures, as a quick glance at
es:Oceanía or
fr:Océanie can attest. So it's not a matter of right or wrong, it's just that Wikipedia shouldn't swipe under the rug that Oceania has been considered a continent.
fgnievinski (
talk)
15:14, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete and redirect to Oceania I still am of opinion that this page should redirect to Oceania and it should be mentioned in the lead that Oceania is considered a continent by various educational system in various countries in the world.
Civciv5 (
talk)
01:16, 8 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete. Obscure reference used that I can't see identifies even a continent of 'Oceania' (which isn't scientifically accurate anyways). The 'Oceania continent' has recently been geologically studied to be consisting of two continents
Zealandia and
Australia (continent). Not uniquely identifiable or notable from a 1960s reference. Additionally, the
Oceania covers the Oceanic aspects.
Aeonx (
talk)
02:19, 10 February 2019 (UTC)reply
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
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
Comment: I can see how the continent of Oceania could be discussed in either the region of Oceania or in the continent of Australia; but since there was controversy of where
Oceania (continent) should point to, and the subject is notable (albeit marginally so -- almost a fringe theory), I thought a stand-alone article could settle the issue.
fgnievinski (
talk)
03:24, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Merge into
Oceania. While fgnievinski is right that the article doesn't currently directly mention the classification of Oceania as a continent, such content could easily be covered in
Oceania, and readers would be better served by one comprehensive article about the term than by two articles that are about largely overlapping topics. I'm not sure I see the controversy regarding where
Oceania (continent) should point to––if the content is merged to
Oceania then it makes perfect sense to point it there. signed, Rosguilltalk06:08, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
The major issue here is Oceania isn't a continent. It's sometimes mistakenly referred to as a continent. You either have it redirect to the actual continent in the region (Australia) or redirect to the region itself (Oceania.) I guess you could make an argument it's a human geography term. Fortunately the redirect isn't linked to by any pages.
SportingFlyerT·C06:21, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
IMO the answer to this issue is what I've already suggested: redirect to the article about the region, and include a section addressing the fringe theory and/or misconception about the region being a continent proper. signed, Rosguilltalk06:25, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
It's an evolving cultural construct. Fifty years ago there was a firm conceptualization of Oceania as a continent. Later it eroded, in favor of Australia as continent. This is so at least in the
anglosphere, not so much in other languages and cultures, as a quick glance at
es:Oceanía or
fr:Océanie can attest. So it's not a matter of right or wrong, it's just that Wikipedia shouldn't swipe under the rug that Oceania has been considered a continent.
fgnievinski (
talk)
15:14, 7 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete and redirect to Oceania I still am of opinion that this page should redirect to Oceania and it should be mentioned in the lead that Oceania is considered a continent by various educational system in various countries in the world.
Civciv5 (
talk)
01:16, 8 February 2019 (UTC)reply
Delete. Obscure reference used that I can't see identifies even a continent of 'Oceania' (which isn't scientifically accurate anyways). The 'Oceania continent' has recently been geologically studied to be consisting of two continents
Zealandia and
Australia (continent). Not uniquely identifiable or notable from a 1960s reference. Additionally, the
Oceania covers the Oceanic aspects.
Aeonx (
talk)
02:19, 10 February 2019 (UTC)reply
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
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