Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Great Expectations plot details

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.

The result of the debate was merge. Kilo-Lima|^(talk) 16:51, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Great_Expectations_plot_details

The plot summary of a book should not have an article to itself unless it is demonstrated that the plot summary itself has some unique notability. Integrate content into Great Expectations and delete. Loom91 08:59, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

• Merge with main article. Metamagician3000 09:56, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Merge --Ed (Edgar181) 10:18, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - I am the main author of the article. The question of having spoilers in literary articles or moving them to a separate article is significant and is now being actively discussed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/GeneralForum. There are reasons other than separate notability for spoiler content in literary articles and it is grossly overreaching to be looking to delete or even merge and delete before these points have been thoroughly discussed. -- Cecropia 15:37, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Merge back into Great Expectations.--Isotope23 16:08, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Merge - But open to persuasion. Please do look into the detailed points made by the author at the place he mentions Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/GeneralForum. This is a serious issue with far reaching consequences (far beyond Novels, all Fiction in fact). So we do need sober and reasoned debate on this. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 16:13, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
  • I looked at the points and I see no strong reason to fork plot details... that's why we have spoiler warnings.--Isotope23 16:32, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
    • And I believe that spoiler warnings are woefully inadequate. -- Cecropia 16:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
      • And I believe they are wholly adequate... a difference of opinion.--Isotope23 19:14, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Merge. --Stbalbach 16:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Keep re Cecropia. MikeBriggs 19:42, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
• Comment .. Well, I don't think using Great Expectations to make a point is the way to go about it enacting change, because it will meet resistance with every article it is tried on. The best way is make a proposal and build consensus using a test case on a temp page somewhere so people can play around with different ideas. It may very well be a great idea, but it has to be demonstrated and build up support, which takes time. -- Stbalbach 00:07, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
• Merge and all worthwhile information into the actual article. The spoiler warning that appears on many pages will steer away people who don't want to know details (though people should realize that if you're going to an article that Wikipedia is not obligated to censor data (eg put data on a seperate entry) so you don't have a book/film spoiled. Radagast83 19:38, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
• Merge per above. SorryGuy 04:28, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

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.