Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Interdenominationalism

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 redirect to Interfaith dialog. Although tempted to go with a delete consensus, I think that a redirect to Interfaith dialog would be also a consensual outcome - and I think a redirect to a current article is preferable to deletion in this case, as there is a suitable target PhantomSteve/talk|contribs\ 15:46, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interdenominationalism[edit]

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This article, as far as I can tell, has never been more than a dicdef, and I don't really think it could be expanded to be a full article without duplicating information found in other articles, like Ecumenism. SarekOfVulcan (talk) 14:45, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Until I trimmed it (...just minutes before Sarek wound up there) it was entirely original research. Now it's just sparse. ╟─Treasury Tag►Clerk of the Parliaments─╢ 14:50, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I think this concept is already dealt with on Ecumenism and Interfaith dialog, I don't see a reason to treat this as a notable theological term based on a google books search. Qrsdogg (talk) 15:28, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
~~Redirect~~ to Ecumenism. Ecumenism is the encyclopaedic subject, but interdenominationalism is a plausible search term for it.—S Marshall T/C 18:24, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
~~Redirect works for me as well. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:31, 20 July 2011 (UTC)~~[reply]
Oppose redirect to Ecumenism because that article only pertains to Christianity, whereas interdenominationalism can apply to several religions, Judaism in particular. Such a redirect would simply create confusion. ╟─Treasury Tag►tortfeasor─╢ 18:41, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Good point. Struck support. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:45, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - If there isn't an article that covers the requisite religions, then there ought to be. Either we should expand ecumenism or we should keep interdenominationalism. Which?—S Marshall T/C 19:10, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - Actually neither. 'Interdenominationalism' is just a word, an article about which can be nothing more than a dic-def. Ecumenism is not the same thing at all. ╟─Treasury Tag►Clerk of the Parliaments─╢ 21:04, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - Actually, I've just checked and, please could you cite any example of "interdenominational" being used to refer to a non-Christian religion? I might have been right in the first place.—S Marshall T/C 22:05, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        Well, by performing the mind-numbingly obvious step of Googling "interdenominational" synagogue I managed to come across various examples almost immediately [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] – ╟─Treasury Tag►cabinet─╢ 22:16, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        I see that you're right. The word can certainly apply to Judaism. Those five sources contain enough material to write a short but genuine article on the subject, though, don't they? I'll change my !vote to keep and rewrite per Treasury Tag's sources.—S Marshall T/C 22:30, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Looks more like a significant stub than a dictionary definition to me. Carrite (talk) 00:13, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 02:57, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Interfaith dialog. No sources at all — and in particular, no sources suggesting any reason for this to be a separate article. The subject appears to be more than amply covered at Interfaith dialog. Richwales (talk · contribs) 22:44, 23 July 2011 (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.