Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Comparison of birth control methods: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Davidruben (talk | contribs) →Comparison of birth control methods: strong keep - summarising and distilling info is what an encyclopaedia is about |
MalnadachBot (talk | contribs) m Fixed Lint errors. (Task 12) |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
<div class="boilerplate metadata afd vfd xfd-closed" style="background-color: #F3F9FF; margin: 2em 0 0 0; padding: 0 10px 0 10px; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;">
:''The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a [[Wikipedia:Deletion review|deletion review]]). No further edits should be made to this page.''
<!--Template:Afd top
Note: If you are seeing this page as a result of an attempt to re-nominate an article for deletion, you must manually edit the AfD nomination links in order to create a new discussion page using the name format of [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PAGENAME (2nd nomination)]]. When you create the new discussion page, please provide a link to this old discussion in your nomination. -->
The result was '''keep''' per near-unanimity of respondents. <span style="background-color:black; color:gray; font-family:New York;">[[user talk:Skomorokh|<span style="color:white;"> Skomorokh</span>]], [[WP:BARBARIAN|<span style="color:gray;">barbarian </span>]]</span> 00:04, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
===[[Comparison of birth control methods]]===
{{ns:0|S}}
:{{la|Comparison of birth control methods}} – <includeonly>([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Comparison of birth control methods|View AfD]])</includeonly><noinclude>([[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2009 October 22#{{anchorencode:Comparison of birth control methods}}|View log]])</noinclude>
Line 9 ⟶ 17:
*'''Keep:''' I disagree that this is in a how-to style. There's no list of instructions, no use of the second-person, and the statements aren't worded as advice. Instead there's a discussion of the various criteria commonly used to evaluate birth control methods; that's an encyclopedic topic. Moreover, whatever stylistic changes need to be made to the criteria sections, the list itself contains all the information I'd expect in a list of birth-control methods. With some work, I could easily see this becoming a featured list. --[[User:Chrajohn|Chris Johnson]] ([[User talk:Chrajohn|talk]]) 00:05, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
*'''Strong keep''' nothing instructing anyone. The whole point about contraception methods (well nearly so, except for a few medical indications) is that it is about choice for the woman (occasionally the man too), and whilst info on any one method is in the relevant articles, a comparison of effectiveness (perfect-use and typical-use) with consideration of other pros & cons factors is the very essence of an encyclopaedia distilling down information. Summary-articles is done all the time (take [[Diabetes]] as a top level article for [[type 1 diabetes]], [[type 2 diabetes]], [[diabetes management]] etc), but equally this comparative data is far too long for inclusion in [[contraception]] and so is valid as a sub-topic article. Finally from the practical editorial management: the topics of contraception are heavily edited with tendency for editors to disagree over effectiveness rates, perfect vs. typical rates, and the acceptable sources to use. This article, with its past discussions/edits over these issues, is now relatively stable and so is the ''de facto'' consensus amongst editors. As such it both gives a localised focus for any disagreements over such matters, and may also help direct a new editor unwittingly refighting old ground in any single contraceptive article. [[User:Davidruben|David Ruben]] <sup> [[User talk:Davidruben|Talk]] </sup> 03:17, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' Its a good comparison list, in a properly referenced article. [[User:Dream Focus | '''<span style="color:blue">D</span><span style="color:green">r</span><span style="color:red">e</span><span style="color:orange">a</span><span style="color:purple">m</span> <span style="color:blue">Focus</span>''']] 11:39, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' Contraception is an encyclopedic topic, and, oddly enough, scientific studies have been made on what the nominator describes as "how not to get knocked up". This is rather well-sourced. Perhaps the most effective method of birth control is "Not right now, I'm on working on Wikipedia!" [[User:Mandsford|Mandsford]] ([[User talk:Mandsford|talk]]) 13:44, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' I'm not keen on "comparison of" articles, but in this case as an adjunct to the main articles, this one is almost necessary. [[User:Mangoe|Mangoe]] ([[User talk:Mangoe|talk]]) 14:00, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
*'''Strong keep''' Since there are many methods of contraception/birth control, with a common goal but different characteristics, it is important to have an overview that compares the methods. The comparison is too large to include in [[Birth control]]. To include this information in the articles on specific methods (to show how method x compares to others) would mean a lot of duplication (reader looking at several articles would have the same material to skim multiple times, harder to maintain, etc.). Factoring the comparison information into one article makes sense.
:I don't see much of anything that is how to in the article either in terms of content (e.g. it does not cover how to select a method), or style. Perhaps you could raise specific concerns in the articles talk page? [[User:Zodon|Zodon]] ([[User talk:Zodon|talk]]) 05:23, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
*'''Keep''' a good summary article. This is the appropriate way to present the material--the individual articles will expand on the details. '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 01:51, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
:''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a [[Wikipedia:Deletion review|deletion review]]). No further edits should be made to this page.'' <!--Template:Afd bottom--></div>
| |||