Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Satisfaction with Life Index: Difference between revisions

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::Regarding copyvivo, raw data itself cannot be copyrighted. It is merely one component of the [[Happy Planet Index]] which has 55 citations in Google scholar. The map is notable since it has been cited by mainstream news sources like the BBC. "Satisfaction with Life Index" gets 6,500 hits in Google [http://www.google.com/search?name=f&hl=en&q=%22satisfaction+with+life+index%22] and "World Map of Happiness" gets 17,000 [http://www.google.com/search?name=f&hl=en&q=%22World+Map+of+happiness%22].[[User:Ultramarine|Ultramarine]] ([[User talk:Ultramarine|talk]]) 14:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

*'''Delete''' as per FreeKresge. [[User:Capitalistroadster|Capitalistroadster]] ([[User talk:Capitalistroadster|talk]]) 19:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

*'''Delete''' or merge with [[Happy Planet Index]]. The main problems appear to be that (a) the title does not align with the source and (b) unclear how the research presented here is distinct from that presented in [[Happy Planet Index]]. The research method and validity of the concept are irrelevant to the deletion decision. Famously bad ideas (e.g. [[N ray]]) are quite acceptable in WP as long as they are are verifiable and properly referenced. [[User:Nesbit|Nesbit]] ([[User talk:Nesbit|talk]]) 16:55, 10 February 2008 (UTC)