Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas Paine and Common Sense
- 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 was Delete. (aeropagitica) 12:37, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There are already articles on both Thomas Paine and Common Sense. This is a personal essay not an encyclopedia article.--NHSavage 20:08, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, Wikipedia is not a place to publish your US history homework. NawlinWiki 20:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete. Unsourced and redundant, since there is already higher quality article content dealing with Thomas Paine and Common Sense. Rohirok 21:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per all above. --Huon 21:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per all above. WP:OR, unnecessary. Gets a C-, since I'm feeling generous. --Kinu t/c 21:18, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per all of the above. Horrible essay, too. I wonder what grade the kid gets. --Nishkid64 21:48, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete per all above. C- at best for starting with a rhetorical question. :) Dlohcierekim 02:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: All this criticism seems a little harsh. As I have recently been reminded, please don't bite the newcomers. Rohirok 02:44, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete, Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought, and the article is unnecessary and redundant. Unfortunately, there's not really a softer way of putting it. --Coredesat talk. ^_^ 07:08, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: I understand that, and I actually put it exactly that way when I voted delete. I was commenting on the remarks that it was a "horrible essay" and deserved at best a grade of C-. We don't know the age of this kid, and I don't think we want to unnecessarily discourage him/her with gratuitous criticism. Rohirok 14:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment. Rohirok, although I could be wrong, I really wouldn't worry about it. This was the only contribution that the article's creator ever made on Wikipedia, and that was nearly 3 months ago. --Nishkid64 15:07, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: I understand that, and I actually put it exactly that way when I voted delete. I was commenting on the remarks that it was a "horrible essay" and deserved at best a grade of C-. We don't know the age of this kid, and I don't think we want to unnecessarily discourage him/her with gratuitous criticism. Rohirok 14:35, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- 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.