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Comment. Id like to know what is needed to cite an article on paranormal topics in general. This is reminiscent of another discussion I was involved in,
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rape tree, which raised questions of RSes for "fringe'" or at least disputed topics, politically disputed in the other case. -
Bri (
talk) 04:58, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep - there is thorough and substantial coverage of the topic in this article, and the article has many references, indicating it is a notable topic in
parapsychology.
Vorbee (
talk) 10:15, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete - the only difference to
Orb (optics) is the presence of a person who does not know what it is and finds it spooky. --
Hob Gadling (
talk) 13:05, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete - really no point; a few sentences in
Orb (optics) or
Ghost should be more than enough, unless evidence comes up that it's really a big thing in popular culture. So, far, it seems to be extremely anecdotal. —
Gamall Wednesday Ida (
t ·
c) 16:05, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
I would consider a merge to
Orb (optics) a good outcome. One or two lines added to that article (such as the one that was
inexplicably removed) reflecting the amount of coverage in suitably
independent reliable sources is all it needs. -
LuckyLouie (
talk) 02:26, 20 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Merge looks like a good outcome to me, as well. It does mean that the paranormal template will be included. -
Bri (
talk) 02:29, 20 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Also, a merge to
ghost hunting (similar to how the
cold spot article was merged there) would suffice, in deference to those opposed to contaminating
Orb (optics) with pseudoscientific nonsense. -
LuckyLouie (
talk) 13:51, 20 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Your use of the words "contaminating" and "nonsense" reflect
WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Nobody has made a fact- and policy-based reason to delete the article due to lack of notability. And navboxes are a legitimate and useful tool to help readers find related topics. Either the article stays with the navbox, or the navbox is moved to another meaningful location. -
Bri (
talk) 16:04, 20 June 2017 (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
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
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. Id like to know what is needed to cite an article on paranormal topics in general. This is reminiscent of another discussion I was involved in,
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rape tree, which raised questions of RSes for "fringe'" or at least disputed topics, politically disputed in the other case. -
Bri (
talk) 04:58, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Keep - there is thorough and substantial coverage of the topic in this article, and the article has many references, indicating it is a notable topic in
parapsychology.
Vorbee (
talk) 10:15, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete - the only difference to
Orb (optics) is the presence of a person who does not know what it is and finds it spooky. --
Hob Gadling (
talk) 13:05, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Delete - really no point; a few sentences in
Orb (optics) or
Ghost should be more than enough, unless evidence comes up that it's really a big thing in popular culture. So, far, it seems to be extremely anecdotal. —
Gamall Wednesday Ida (
t ·
c) 16:05, 19 June 2017 (UTC)reply
I would consider a merge to
Orb (optics) a good outcome. One or two lines added to that article (such as the one that was
inexplicably removed) reflecting the amount of coverage in suitably
independent reliable sources is all it needs. -
LuckyLouie (
talk) 02:26, 20 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Merge looks like a good outcome to me, as well. It does mean that the paranormal template will be included. -
Bri (
talk) 02:29, 20 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Also, a merge to
ghost hunting (similar to how the
cold spot article was merged there) would suffice, in deference to those opposed to contaminating
Orb (optics) with pseudoscientific nonsense. -
LuckyLouie (
talk) 13:51, 20 June 2017 (UTC)reply
Your use of the words "contaminating" and "nonsense" reflect
WP:IDONTLIKEIT. Nobody has made a fact- and policy-based reason to delete the article due to lack of notability. And navboxes are a legitimate and useful tool to help readers find related topics. Either the article stays with the navbox, or the navbox is moved to another meaningful location. -
Bri (
talk) 16:04, 20 June 2017 (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
talk page or in a
deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.