Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bootstrapping (science fiction)

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The result was Delete as per all arguments to WP:V Sancho 18:26, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bootstrapping (science fiction)

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The article does not give any indication where this concept is used, or defined, outside the fictional literature. No secondary sources are given. To me, it seems that this is at best original research, maybe abstracted from the plot of Uplift Universe (but also that is not clear). PROD was contested. -- Sent here as part of the Notability wikiproject. --B. Wolterding 13:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

• Delete. The article does not cite anyone as actually having used this term. If sources can be found for the term, my recommendation is to merge into biological uplift; the concept of "bootstrapping" only seems to exist as a contrast with "uplift", and I can't see the potential in it for an independent article. EALacey 13:29, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletions. -- the wub "?!" 14:15, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
• Comment - I have heard the term several times in science fictional contexts, but unfortunately I'm away from home (and my reference material) at the moment. May even pre-date Brin (Gordon R. Dickson's Dorsai!, maybe?). Someone out there in Wikiland must have a copy of Peter Nicholls' encyclopedia handy... Grutness...wha? 00:42, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
  • Earlier than I thought - vintage 1940s Heinlein, in fact. Grutness...wha? 22:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
• Weak keep - outside of references at a WorldCon panel, sources may be difficult to come by. Bearian 01:24, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - No sources and no indication that this concept is common enough in science fiction and independent of specific contexts. --Tikiwont (talk) 08:54, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - neologism, unsourced, fails WP:V which is policy. BlueValour (talk) 17:54, 23 November 2007 (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.