Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of failed SpaceX launches

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:14, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of failed SpaceX launches[edit]

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Content fork of three existing lists (Falcon 1, Falcon 9/FH, Starship) that does not add anything new. No one besides the article author (who got blocked with two accounts for vandalism) linked to this list and two other users have questioned the use of this list on the talk page before. We don't have such a list for any other company, and we don't have a list of only successful launches either. mfb (talk) 07:42, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Spaceflight-related deletion discussions. mfb (talk) 07:42, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. — Karnataka ^talk 07:49, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: nomination + the intro alone is a mess, and articles are only as well-written as their leads
—theMainLogan (t•c) 09:09, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete or merge: this is an unhelpful list. There's no context as to how these fit into the program overall.

It's more meaningful to combine successes and failures in one list per craft in chronological order. This shows overall development and any patterns of failure.

Preferably, I'd like to see such lists embedded in the main articles if not too long. A list can always be collapsible if it's only "long-ish". For longer lists of good and bad launches for a particular craft, use a separate list article. Finally, if almost all launches are good, you could follow the example of many aircraft articles and list only problems, not successful launches (example: Boeing 767#Accidents and incidents).

Just as importantly, we don't need forks.

--A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 15:38, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete badly written content fork Dronebogus (talk) 23:50, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. How about merging to the List of SpaceX launches, that just contains only successful launches? Suitskvarts (talk) 10:10, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete As non encyclopaedic unnecessary compilation list. 175.107.224.105 (talk)

Merge into List of SpaceX launches. Mason (talk) 13:15, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Merge into the appropriate subpages of Falcon 1#Launches, List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2010–2019), List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches, and List of SpaceX Starship flight tests. Merging to List of SpaceX launches does not look appropriate based on the current structure of that page. - Indefensible (talk) 19:03, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Actually this list might be entirely duplicated on those pages already, in which case it can just be safely deleted. - Indefensible (talk) 19:07, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: We're almost evenly split between delete and merge. Relisting for some more input.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Dusti ^{*Let's talk!*} 20:03, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Removed my vote but merge and delete are practically the same outcome in this case. Actually would be fine leaving it as well after further consideration. No strong opinion either way. - Indefensible (talk) 20:37, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, as a WP:POVFORK that just duplicates content from List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches and Falcon 1#Launches. SailingInABathTub ~~🛁~~ 00:14, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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