Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Astrosociology

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 no consensus. Mangojuice^talk 16:01, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Astrosociology

Anonymous editor User:72.130.139.71 attempted to nominate this article for deletion, stating on the talk page: "Astrosociology is not a recognized subfield of sociology. There are no publications on astrosociology in any reputable peer-reviewed sociology journal. Activity is confined to a web site and to unregulated/open (non-peer-reviewed) conference sessions." I'm completing this nomination for courtesy, but no vote on my part yet. --Metropolitan90 04:10, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. There are 9 [1] in Google Scholar, which suggests this is a non-notable field. eaolson 04:32, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• On the subject of papers submitted, it appears that this paper by Thomas Gangale (someone other than Jim Pass, note) has been submitted to Space. Then there's this this paper by James Ormrod (a postgraduate at the Sociology department of the University of Essex) published in The Essex Graduate Journal, number 5, February 2005.

  Then there are this entry in David Darling's Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight and this segment on The Space Show with Dr David Livingston (not the NAS one).

  Yes, there are people who think that astrosociology is total drek. But in the irony that is encyclopaedism, people writing lengthy treatises explaining why something is rubbish actually provides more material for an encyclopaedia article to be based upon. Uncle G 12:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

• KeepThaddeusFrye 14:35, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep on the basis of what Uncle G said. Just as valid as sociology. Dave 15:36, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Keep. Appears to contain an in-text reference. In Advance of the Landing by Doug Curran (Abbeville, 2001. ISBN 0789207087) is one of my all time favourite books, check it out. - Smerdis of Tlön 16:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. The topic has no publication record, is not recognized by the American Sociological Association with its own section, and lacks a significant community of scholars. I don't believe Uncle G's irony claim, there's still nothing to see here. InSpace 13:31, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
• Weak Delete I can't find any claim to notability within the article. I'd change my mind if I did. JASpencer 08:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

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.