Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zero impact living

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The result was delete. Secret ^account 17:15, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Zero impact living[edit]

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Original research, and no indication that the term is notable separate of sustainable living. The phrase "zero impact living" does not appear in any of the references, and seems to be a neologism coined by Colin Beavan. The article appears to have been created as a school project. – Hysteria18 ^{(Talk • Contributions)} 22:09, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to No Impact Man. That's what the article is mainly about. -- Blanchardb -^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}- timed 23:10, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here's what I posted on the WikiProject Environment talk page: "There's a new article that was titled "Zero Impact" and that I've moved to Zero impact living. It's quite detailed, but it looks more like an essay than an article, and I wonder how separate this concept is from Sustainable living and Simple living. Thoughts? ... Turns out it is for a class project: "We have completed our page and would like to publish it for general viewing. We ask that it is not edited for at least 3 days, as a professor will be grading it for us."" So the current title is my doing. I see no real value in the article, it is just an essay that mixes together a whole bunch of topics in the manner of an essay, as that's what it is. Delete and redirect to No Impact Man is fine by me. Fences&Windows 01:15, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. -- Fences&Windows 01:16, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I disagree. I think this article might refresh some topics, but on the whole worthy of staying in the Wikipedia. As people might be looking for similar topics, they might search for it with different terminology. That is not to say that some articles shouldn't redirect, but this seems like enough of a different concept to merit its own entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nedenchase (talk • contribs) 03:45, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Just because this is fresh idea or seems to merit it's own entry doesn't mean it should have it's own entry. Essays no matter how well written should pass policy first. Maybe in the future when this subject becomes more popular and better documented on other reliable sources.Cablespy (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:30, 9 December 2009 (UTC).[reply]

Delete. A phrase used in blogs and the media. Nothing in Google scholar and books. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 03:28, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - No doubt you can find some mainstream article that uses the term, but that doesn't mean it's notable so that it needs an encyclopedia article about it. I don't see anything indicating that's actually the case. Could possibly redirect to Sustainable living or something like that. Shadowjams (talk) 05:49, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Low impact living is the more common term ([1] versus [2]). Low impact living takes into consideration more than sustainable living. For example a wind farm is sustainable in terms of energy but not necessarily low impact in terms of its visual and noise pollution. Both terms are different from simple living. For example driving a high tech and noiseless battery powered sports car (like the Tesla Roadster) may be sustainable and low impact, but not simple. If it is not deemed worthy of a separate article, low impact living requires a redirect and mentioning in the main article. nirvana2013 (talk) 09:06, 15 December 2009 (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.