Talk:Dalek language
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This article does not represent original research as I've encountered the material in some early Dr. Who material. It may be stolen from copyrighted material, however, and it certainly isn't noteworthy enough to belong in Wikipedia, so I support deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Suttkus (talk • contribs)
I think the article could perhaps be expanded sufficiently to be worth keeping, I added some stuff by example. Merging wouldn't be a good idea considering how large Dalek is already. Bryan 00:02, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
As an example of scope for further expansion, how about the Dalek written language? There's surely been Dalek signage shown on screen at some point. Bryan 00:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, but it's all gibberish. The Dalek language has never been touched on in the television series, and what little bits and pieces there are in the spin-off media are not consistent and certainly not on the order of an entire artificial language, nor are those fragmentary references particularly notable except for what has already been mentioned in the Dalek article. What this article is is basically a copy of a glossary from a single Dalek annual produced for children in 1964 which has never been used outside it in any significant form. Remove that, and everything else of note is already in the main Dalek article. This should be AFD'd. --01:31, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
So let's list the problems:
- Copyright violation - verbatim list of words from the Dalek Book.
- Uncited bits, e.g. words can be transcribed into the English alphabet.
- Speculatory, e.g. translation devices.
- Dubious canonicity and notability - one source, not in widespread use even in fandom.
- Whatever's left is already in the Dalek article.
Can we just slap a redirect on this one now? --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 23:40, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
