Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of books about hyperinflation

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The result was delete. v/r - T P 20:06, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of books about hyperinflation[edit]

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List based on personal opinion. Inclusion on this list, especially fiction entries, is debatable at best and original research at worst. Comprised mostly of red links to articles that likely wont meet notability WP:NBOOKS RadioFan (talk) 17:27, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. — —Tom Morris (talk) 19:18, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and clean up/reference as necessary. That includes ~~deleting~~ removing any works which are not obviously and incontrovertably about hyperinflation (e.g., Hitchhiker) unless a Reliable Source says they are. Red links are not a problem. Ma^t_chups 04:13, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment which works on this list do you see as obviously about hyperinflation? What reliable sources say that they are?--RadioFan (talk) 13:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Without reading them, I'd say only the ones with "Hyperinflation" in the title, but the content (or even the ToC) of others may make matters equally clear. They are reliable sources regarding their own subject matter, but my understanding of policy is that sourcing is not necessary for obvious or well-known facts. Most of the articles on integers have unsourced statements that are easily proven. Ma^t_chups 03:22, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment we really dont need to read them to categorize them, that would be original research. We do need a reference to base this list on however.--RadioFan (talk) 15:25, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Courcelles 00:49, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Why is it when I read that list of titles that I get a sneaking suspicion that this entire piece is Hitchhiker's Guide cruft? Carrite (talk) 15:39, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I wondered about that as well, but the only other articles the creator (and pretty much only contributor) of this list have been involved in appear to be in promoting a group called the GoldMoney Foundation May be an attempt to legitimize that (now deleted) article on the foundation.--RadioFan (talk) 16:20, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Wikipedia is not a directory. "Hyperinflation in fiction" is not a valid category for search or study; the list of non-fiction is comically incomplete. No definition of hyperinflation is presented. Carrite (talk) 15:39, 22 July 2011 (UTC) Last edit: Carrite (talk) 05:15, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and merge into hyperinflation article - This list of nonfiction books could very nicely be placed into the existing "Further reading" section of the hyperinflation article. As for the fiction works, they could be placed into a new "Hyperinflation in fiction" section in that article. However the list of books needs to be scrubbed to ensure that hyperinflation is a major theme of all of them ... some of them look suspect. --Noleander (talk) 22:52, 22 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty much on target. Key books on hyperinflation should be in Further Reading on that page. Fiction on hyperinflation isn't worthy of notice. Carrite (talk) 05:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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