Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mirror Universe Timeline

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Eugene van der Pijll 18:11, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Mirror Universe Timeline

Pure fiction and original research Husnock 11:11, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

DELETE: I think this is a fascinating article, I read it with great interest. But, it also seems to be absolutely pure fiction and original research. I combed the internet and could find no offical site or Star Trek publication that gives the information in this "timeline". Indeed, Star Trek has left the history of the Mirror Universe rather vauge. There are also no sources listed in this article and one user appears to have written the entire thing. So, while a really cool article, this is someone writing a science fiction story. Very sorry, but this article should be deleted. -Husnock 11:08, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

• Delete as this is mostly fanon. 23skidoo 12:32, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. Proably safe to assume that this is original material -- the author has a certain capacity for making up stuff. I do wish he'd explained why the inhabitants of the Mirror Universe are so consistently paranoid and violent! ----Isaac R 17:54, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete but suggest the editor take it to Wikicities Alternate History. RickK 19:32, May 30, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep If you will not keep this then it must be merged into Mirror Universe. — Ŭalabio 21:19, 2005 May 30 (UTC)
  • It must not be merged into Mirror Universe, when the poster made it all up out of his own head. RickK 21:40, May 30, 2005 (UTC)
• Delete - I find the article very entertaining but unless the author strips it down to the "facts" that appear in the Star Trek television episodes and novels, it is a personal work of fiction and has no place in Wikipedia. - DS1953 23:25, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Maybe we should start a Wikiwimsy for stuff like this. Well written stuff the comes purely out of the author's head ----Isaac R 23:47, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. As a former (and semi-current) Trekkie, I can assure you that all of this is totally non-canon. Huge props to Voldemort however for imagination and creativity. Marblespire 00:12, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
  • What? You mean there's no reference to Emperor Martin Luther King anywhere in the canon? ----Isaac R 00:22, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Maybe it could simply be renamed, perhaps "theoretical mirror universe timeline" or "speculative". -- Voldemort 00:40, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

  To be honest, this sort of thing is more of an Everything2 sort of thing than a Wikipedia sort of thing. A Man In Black 05:34, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Non-canon fanfic. Quale 00:48, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete amusing but non-canonical fiction carmeld1 05:04, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
• Delete, speculation and of course impossible to verify altered timelines. Megan1967 09:43, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
  • Nonsense! You just have to ignore safety protocols that forbid using a transporter during an ion storm! ----Isaac R 21:41, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • Every Vulcan knows that time travel is impossible. JamesBurns 09:08, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
      • It's time Wikipedia broke free from Vulcan attempts to stifle our creativity! ----Isaac R 20:17, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete. An amusing and moderately well attempted alternative history, but a work of imagination. The author should be encouraged to post his work in a more appropriate venue. WMMartin 18:03, 1 June 2005 (UTC)
  • Surprised this is still here - we've had ten days of discussion. What's the current status of this VFD ? WMMartin 12:40, 8 June 2005 (UTC)

• Delete, Very interesting, but it's fan fiction. Nothing more.--Luspari 01:48, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete fan fiction. JamesBurns 09:08, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete though i thank the writer as i thouroughly enjoyed the read. Sasquatch′↔Talk↔Contributions 06:59, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

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