Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Structured discussion

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 of the debate was delete Dunc|☺ 20:34, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Structured discussion

Listed by User:Karada. Also category:Structured discussion and structured discussion on abortion (also on vfd). No vote, though I think its creator user:Philippe A. MARTIN has failed to understand what Wikipedia is, though this shouldn't be held against him. Dunc|☺ 8 July 2005 15:46 (UTC)

• Delete, original research / solicits opinions rather than states facts. Dcarrano July 8, 2005 17:17 (UTC)
• Tentative Delete No sources are cited, no references are given to any use of this concept anywhere else, and the page is entirely the work of a single editor. This looks like original research. But for all i know this way of representing or conducting an arument is in common use soemwhere, or at least is the product of some academic enterprise. If appropriate sources were cited showing that this is not original research, then I would have no problem with it. DES 8 July 2005 20:28 (UTC)
• Delete. "Structured discussion" is not in common English usage as a substitute for its apparant synonym, debate. Original research to boot. If we can see some more citations, I'll change my vote. Fernando Rizo 8 July 2005 22:42 (UTC)
  • Comment A google search on the phrase brings up over 30k hits. I looked at the first 25 or so. Most are using it as either a specialized debate format, or as some sort of mediated and facilitated discussion that is not a debate in the classic sense. many are using it as a term of art. None seem to be using it as the sort of formal logic structure described in the article. DES 8 July 2005 23:49 (UTC)
• Delete original research. JamesBurns 9 July 2005 03:36 (UTC)
• Delete, wikipedia isn't structured. Radiant_>|< July 9, 2005 08:06 (UTC)
• Delete, would be a good "how to" but Wikipedia is not a instruction booklet either. <>Who?¿? 22:14, 9 July 2005 (UTC)

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