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Deletion rationale
Besides the misleading title, this article is orphaned and, as far as I can tell, unnecessary. It's basically an attempt to re-create the "Requiem for a Martian" page that was voted for deletion a short time ago. Delete. --From Andoria with Love 01:00, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
Discussion
There is nothing misleading about the title: the title describes precisely what the article is about. As to it being an attempt to recreate the "Requiem for a Martian" page, it is exactly that: an attempt to recreate a page that was created specifically to debunk a hoax. Only in this case, it explicitly states its "real world POV," discusses hoaxes in general, and is explicitly documented. What possible reason would you have to object to a page that debunks hoaxes, unless you are yourself involved in the perpetuation of them? Keep. --James H. H. Lampert 18:08, 19 October 2006 (PDT)
- Comment (actually a reply): First, yes the title is misleading, because, as you said, it is in regards to debunking hoaxes rather than explaining what the term means. Second, if it is a recreation of the "Requiem for a Martian" page, that would qualify it as an immediate deletion. And third, we don't create articles specifically for the purpose of debunking anything. We might note that hoaxes or what-not exist on other articles, but a page specifically for the purposes of saying something isn't real is not what we're here for. That's not to say that the article isn't well-written or well-documented, of course, but still. ;) --From Andoria with Love 01:18, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Delete, quickly. I nominated "Requiem for a Martian" for deletion (IIRC), and want this one gone too. --OuroborosCobra talk
02:39, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Delete, quickly. I nominated "Requiem for a Martian" for deletion (IIRC), and want this one gone too. --OuroborosCobra talk
- Keep. The subject of hoaxes with regard to Trek material is a valid issue. -- Krevaner 07:47, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Delete. Why should we further spread misinformation? I've only started to hear about this "Requiem for a Martian" during the last few weeks, is somebody trying to push this information into the foreground or something? Get rid of it. --Jörg 08:38, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- Comment. I've never heard of any of this. If "Requiem for a Martian" is really a phenomenon, I'd like to read a discussion and subsequent debunking. Granted, MA may not be the appropriate place for it. Wikipedia, maybe. -- StAkAr Karnak 12:10, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- delete -Alan del Beccio 17:24, 27 October 2006 (UTC)