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The consensus at Talk:Armageddon#Merge discussion was to merge this into Armageddon, but the original creator reverted the redirect. This article is a mish-mash of stuff from other articles, and there is nothing of value here that is not already in the Armageddon article. In fact, there is nothing here that demonstrates from reliable sources that there is such a thing as "Armageddon theology". StAnselm (talk) 01:50, 10 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

After receiving no objections to a merge proposal, a merge of the then article was in fact done in April this year. The current article is a WP:POVFORK containing more material, some of which is covered in other articles such as Dispensationalism, and some of which is WP:OR. Most of it is not worth keeping, but any reliably sourced material not already in other articles should of course be re-merged. Since a merge already took place in April, we can't delete this article's history. -- Radagast3 (talk) 06:10, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The point is that any reliably sourced material should be in Armageddon, not in a POVFORK. And since there are !votes for deletion here, SK 2.4 doesn't apply. -- Radagast3 (talk) 09:53, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • This pattern of wikilawyering is becoming disruptive. Just because an AfD appears to be heading towards consensus to Redirect or Merge (or generally anything other than Keep or Delete) does not qualify it for a speedy keep or snow close. You've been voting this way on a lot of AfD's recently and it is not helpful, nor will it ever actually result in a speedy keep. Redirection is a form of deletion, and is a perfectly valid result, as can be seen here: Wikipedia:Guide to deletion#Recommendations and outcomes. Please stop disrupting AfD discussions. SnottyWong confess 14:40, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Maintenance tags should not be removed until problems are fixed. And the dead link doesn't make for a suitable reference. And why on earth remove the BBC citation I added? -- Radagast3 (talk) 12:34, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: +tag spamming article by Radagast to get people to vote for a deletion is against the rules. In addition, most the +tags are not required because of the inter-wiki link, again confirmation that you are biased. The +tags should be removed until an impartial consensus is made. WritersCramp (talk) 12:41, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please, assume good faith. And why do you think I'm trying "to get people to vote for a deletion"? I didn't !vote for deletion myself, but for merger/redirect. And there is no policy to support removal of the maintenance tags. Also; Wikipedia cannot be used as a source for Wikipedia.-- Radagast3 (talk) 12:47, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Would someone please revert Radagast biased +tag spamming of the article, before I go 3RR. Thank you. WritersCramp (talk) 14:02, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment, the article's author has individually notified a dozens of editors about this AFD. I'm not going to call this canvassing or vote stacking per se--it appears that the author has picked people associated with the rescue squadron, but has done so broadly, so I'm assuming good faith. Just a head's up. --Nuujinn (talk) 13:03, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep: The Armageddon article is a good starting place for an overview and theology on it would eventually turn it into a book. Even though we associate the name we give it here with Christian beliefs and it is starting with that corner of the quilt it is inevitable that it will someday encompass "The End of the World" in all it's other names from all the cultures which have one. There are many well-developed schools of religious belief on this rather interesting topic but since there is so much more than religion in the topic of Armageddon people should have the option to continue reading about detailed theologies or not. Also, it is possible that some of the various schools of religious belief will eventually grow enough to become new articles after a few years in this one. A clear path from Armageddon to it's religious aspects to specific theologies will need room to grow naturally without causing more headaches. (And having the Rescue Squadron show up shouldn't be seen as a threat, interference or merely political. I am here because I am an ARS member familiar with the religious side of this and know how big it could grow.)Aaron Walkhouse (talk) 13:23, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to be confusing the topic of this article with that of End time, which is already an extensive article treating (and linking to) the "many well-developed schools of religious belief on this". Deor (talk) 13:41, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]