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Requests for (Un)deletion Archives
  • Close discussion with {{closed}}/{{end closed}}
  • RFDs should be moved to subpages at Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/FullPageName
  • RFUs should be moved to subpages at Wikibooks:Requests for undeletion/FullPageName
  • Transclude subpage; remove after 7 days
Icon usage
  • {{subst:icon|info}} - important facts
  • {{subst:icon|keep}} - keep work
  • {{subst:icon|merge}} - merge work
  • {{subst:icon|transwiki}} - copy to another wiki
  • {{subst:icon|delete}} - delete work
  • {{subst:icon|redirect}} - delete and redirect
  • {{subst:icon|comment}} - neutral opinion

Undeletion[edit]

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File:25%.png, etc.[edit]

Hello,
I would like to see the complete Upload log of 00%.png, 25%.png, 50%.png, 75%.png and 100%.png, and also the different versions of the associated pages.
Thank you,
François Melchior (discusscontribs) 13:23, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Can you explain why, and why the information already available is insufficient for your needs. Thanks QU TalkQu 14:02, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
It is because the author information on Commons is inaccurate, and I try to figure from which wiki those files originate.
François Melchior (discusscontribs) 14:43, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Deletion[edit]

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Pages that qualify for speedy deletion do not require discussion. This section is for discussing whether something belongs on Wikibooks or not for all other cases. Please give a reason and be prepared to defend it. Consensus is measured based on the strength of arguments not on numbers. Anyone can participate and everyone is encouraged to do so.

Please add a new request for deletion at the bottom of this section with a link to the page or book in the heading and a justification. Also place the {{rfd}} template at the top of the page you want deleted. If you are nominating an entire book, {{rfd}} goes on the top-level page, but not subpages. Nominations should cite relevant policy wherever possible.


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Visual Basic/Selected Functions[edit]

This page is not only a stub but also one with an unclear scope. --Dan Polansky (discusscontribs) 17:13, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

  • Symbol delete vote.svg Delete Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Actually seems pretty clear to me, albeit as yet unused. Basically, there are a lot of functions that you will be calling, and this is intended to be a central collection page to allow you to refer back to a function definition if you need to, without breaking up the text for those that don't. A function glossary, if you will. Chazz (talk) 17:58, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
    These are selected functions. But selected how? Furthermore, there is already Visual_Basic/VB6_Command_Reference that seems to serve as a function reference. The stub only hosts "StrConv" as a heading without any content, while Visual_Basic/VB6_Command_Reference already has 28 functions, including VB6_Command_Reference#StrConv. --Dan Polansky (discusscontribs) 19:10, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
    Good point... keep vote withdrawn, if when deleting this page, anything that points at it is pointed at the appropriate section of the reference page. Though it doesn't look like anything much does... Chazz (talk) 19:41, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. Kayau (discuss · email · contribs · logs · count) 02:38, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
  • Comment I agree that it is little use in its present form and there is no point in having "selected functions"; it must cover everything in the book.--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 19:55, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

IB Physics[edit]

Possibly IB Physics should be deleted. It is more a set of notes than a book. It does not relate to the current IB Physics syllabus. And it appears to have been lifted without permission or attribution from [1]. I have good intentions to work on a rewrite although am not in any position to commit the time required to complete this. --Russell E (discusscontribs) 09:46, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

The 'notes' does not seem to be much of an issue as a set of notes can also be a book. Updating it to fit the current syllabus may also not be that difficult. However, as it was copied from a website without any copyright statement whatsoever, I agree that we'd better play safe and delete. Kayau (discuss · email · contribs · logs · count) 12:36, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
The link to the copied website no longer functions. A definition of something should remain the same, no matter where it is. I will see if I have time to update this book so that it matches the current syllabus. However I am working on the IB Math HL book as well, I shall see if there is anyone from my school also in IB Physics that can help me with this. --Lichking21st

12:45, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

  • Delete if it is a copyvio. Even if the website has been taken down, that does not annul the copyright.--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 19:56, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Keep I am for updating it to the syllabus, rather than deleting it. I'm up to contribute as well, but I think it will be smarter to wait for the new syllabus. IB syllabuses are updated and changed every 3 years. This examination session (May 2013) will be the last one with the 2009 syllabus, after that, the new syllabus will be announced. It doesn't seem very smart to updated to a soon-out-of-date syllabus. (UPDATE: The book right now has very little in common with the actual syllabus, after updating it to a different syllabus it will have absolutely nothing to do with its previous version, thus there would be no copyvio)Gustavoh (discusscontribs) 17:03, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Will it perhaps be easier to start from scratch, then? Kayau (talk · contribs) 06:42, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Transwiki: Living With a Narcissist[edit]

Living With a Narcissist has a POV and it's unlikely that it can become neutral. However, it looks like a good addition to Wikiversity. Therefore, I suggest a transwiki to WV. Kayau (discuss · email · contribs · logs · count) 11:58, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Symbol support vote.svg Support Why not? --ЗAНИA Flag of Estonia.svgtalk 12:08, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Symbol support vote.svg Support I tagged it with the POV issue. I also think that it has a very limited chance of ever being turned into something that could be stated as a textbook (as we define them on Wikibooks).
I disagreed with some users on its talk page, just because something is funny it doesn't make morally defensible, like laughing at someone accidentally slipping on a banana peel...
Its a collection of anecdotal remarks, some funny but all largely excludent to those that may be targeted (or feel to be targeted) by the observations. I see it as an attack weapon more than a constructive or informative text, and certainly not as a textbook. I even attempted to re-frame the content in a more positive way and call attention to the danger it may represent if improperly referenced or taken too seriously. --Panic (discusscontribs) 03:31, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
Symbol support vote.svg Support It certainly doesn't belong here.--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 19:58, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Cantonese/Lesson 10[edit]

Nearly all Cantonese words (excluding loanwords) are from Old Chinese except for a few Baiyue words, so it seems unnecessary to compile a list of all those words. I get the feeling the author of this module meant to say 'Cantonese words not present in Putonghua that stem from Old Chinese', but that is a) not helpful to learners and b) probably will be used to illustrate 'Cantonese superiority over Putonghua' or 'Cantonese is not inferior to Putonghua) (which is a POV), considering that nearly all of these lists nowadays are used to push this POV. I suggest deleting. Kayau (discuss · email · contribs · logs · count) 11:23, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

  • Keep I don't understand the point about the POV. If you're learning Cantonese, you need to learn Cantonese words, and whether they are the same as words in Old Chinese or Old High German is irrelevant unless you also know these other languages.--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 20:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
    • I have nothing against people learning words from Old Chinese, but the point is, 99% of the words they'll learn are from Old Chinese anyway. French textbooks don't have a chapter on French words of Latinate origin... Kayau (talk · contribs) 12:46, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
      • Modern French textbooks do not, even if they would provide a broader understanding especially to speakers of other Latin based languages. Not defending a position on the discussion, only contextualizing your observation. --Panic (discusscontribs) 13:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Aeon Shift Kit/Communal Living[edit]

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Cascading Style Sheets/Dedication[edit]

Cascading Style Sheets/Dedication should be deleted. Wikibooks are not dedicated, and certainly not by a single editor who contributed almost nothing to the book. --Dan Polansky (discusscontribs) 21:41, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

He actually made 38 edits to that book. Nevertheless, I agree with the sentiment that he shouldn't have added a dedication page.--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 13:08, 15 February 2013 (UTC)
Do we have any policies about dedications? Seems like a nice idea to me and helps personalise books a little.--ЗAНИA Flag of Estonia.svgtalk 22:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
No policy as far as I can tell. I've no problem with dedications per se but it would have to be by consensus of the book authors or at least somehow relevant. This dedication seems irrelevant to the content and not added by consensus of the authors QU TalkQu 10:01, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
That makes sense. The other issue is that since this is a wiki, what's to stop any other editor changing the dedication to refer to someone else?--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 12:31, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Canadian Family Law[edit]

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HTML Programming redirects[edit]

I think most people who want to learn HTML are aware than HTML is not a programming language. I think it's best not to keep them. Kayau (talk · contribs) 11:28, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Symbol keep vote.svg Keep That's not necessarily the case. I think it's best to keep it. Liam987 13:22, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

WB doesn't generally have 'similar meaning' redirects (e.g. Introduction to Lorem Ipsum wouldn't redirect to A Beginner's Guide to Lorem Ipsum) and in this case, the redirects are actually wrong... Kayau (talk · contribs) 14:13, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Symbol delete vote.svg Delete OK, that makes sense Liam987 15:13, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Seems to be a useful redirect. There are plenty of people who would consider it to be a programming language even if it isn't and people are far more likely to search for 'HTML Programming' than the wordy 'Hyper-text markup language' (which is the actual name of the book).--ЗAНИA Flag of Estonia.svgtalk 15:34, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Symbol delete vote.svg Delete subpage redirects, Symbol keep vote.svg Keep book redirect. People can still find it by searching for 'HTML Programming' without the subpages. --darklama 15:44, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Symbol comment vote.svg Comment I hadn't realised that there were redirects for every page of the book. In that case, any redirects other than the front page should be deleted. --ЗAНИA Flag of Estonia.svgtalk 17:15, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
Symbol comment vote.svg Comment Be aware that HTML already redirects to this book, and it is likely that those who do not know the name of the book on HTML are likely to simply type this in to the search box, instead of the full "HTML Programming" - Liam987 14:16, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Open Source Psychology[edit]

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Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine[edit]

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Basic Physics of Digital Radiography[edit]

Please delete this book. As the principal author I make the request on the basis that figures can no longer be provided because of bureaucratic concerns at wiki commons and the text of the wikibook is meaningless without the figures

marz (discusscontribs) 12:25, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Symbol keep vote.svg Keep for now. Other users are working on this book although I'm not sure what they're doing as recent activity seems to be deleting parts of the text. User talk:KieranMaher is the user concerned. Wikimedia bureaucratic policies are highly annoying but that's because they're an organization based in the United States (basing themselves in different and better jurisdiction would be the best move).--ЗAНИA Flag of Estonia.svgtalk 20:30, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Someone by the name of Carina Groot at Wiki Commons seems to have resolved the basic copyright issue and responded to my original e-mail messages. I, as the principal author, now wish to delete my RfD and for the wikibook to be kept. marz (discusscontribs) 01:08, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Symbol keep vote.svg Keep Effectively, the mover has withdrawn this by switching to vote keep.--Abramsky (discusscontribs) 16:20, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Emad Kayyam Work[edit]

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User:194.50.120.247/vector.css[edit]

Please delete this page. That page can't be tagged as a speedy because it's protected. Thank you --Glaisher (discusscontribs) 07:06, 6 June 2013 (UTC)