Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/History of German Social-Democratic party

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The result was delete per WP:NOR, a core policy, as per Mandsford. Sandstein (talk) 22:45, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

History of German Social-Democratic party[edit]

Essay more than article. Copy of this page although it would seem that the author is the owner of the website. Pichpich (talk) 21:12, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 22:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 22:34, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If the copyright has been copylefted to us, then I think it's actually salvageable. But we already have a pretty good history at Social_Democratic Party of Germany#History. Maybe verify copyleft and merge that into this? --Dhartung | Talk 22:44, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This is an essay, apparently published somewhere else before now, and the subject is covered in Social Democratic Party of Germany. If it's not plagiarized, then the author is quoting out of a larger work. Any useful content (assuming there is any) can be merged into the SPD article. The essay closes with "August Bebel is a boring writer...Finally, Rosa Luxembourg, just like Bebel, is boring." Not compared to this. Mandsford (talk) 02:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Useful, factual and notable. Will change vote to delete if it's shown to be a copyvio, but apparently published somewhere else doesn't cut it without a reference IMHO. Jellogirl (talk) 17:54, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Well, "without a reference" may be the real problem. The author, Fractal-vortex doesn't appear to publish in books. You can enjoy more of his work by going to his webpage, which is linked from his user page User:Fractal-vortex. He states that "On this site I develop my theoretical views on revolution. I am mostly interested in social-political revolutions, but also study revolution in the sphere of productive forces and sexual revolution. Currently, I study the history and present day of the International Communist movement." I think it's safe to say that this is one of his essays. He's apparently very intelligent and well-educated, but even brilliant original synthesis is still original synthesis. Mandsford (talk) 22:42, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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