Talk:Plot devices in Agatha Christie's novels

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This article was nominated for deletion on 16 February 2008. The result of the discussion was No consensus.

Are there any sources from which the article was written from?--Martin925 20:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

From the source from which from was written the article from, from there therefrom the source from article writing from it. From Murder on the Orient Express therefrom sourced was the article contribution from. That is to say, from Agatha Christie from all sources written from provided from therefrom from. Indeed, any sources there are. 198.49.180.40 21:35, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

See WP:A. The answer above, though hardly coherent, is correct: the article is crammed with reliable, previously published, sources, i.e. books by Agatha Christie. Testbed 05:45, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

The coherency of the question was reflected in the answer. 198.49.180.40 18:20, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

And as I can't find an "argument" in the article (it's just a list), it sticks to the rules of NOR

Testbed 04:45, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot device

Most of the things listed here are not in fact plot devices; they are recurring plot elements (possibly rising to the level of plot cliche) but a plot device is something whose entire purpose is to advance the plot. A 'twist ending' for example is not a plot device, it is a plot element. Can we rename this article? 199.71.183.2 (talk) 18:38, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I concur. There is no need for the entire page to be deleted, simply retitle it something such as 'Elements of Agatha Cristie Novels.' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.75.90.222 (talk) 03:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Purpose of this article?

This entire article smacks of a how-to, ie: how to read Agatha Christie. Also, the anonymous editor's comment above is a very good point. It should probably be deleted. Exploding Boy (talk) 15:51, 16 February 2008 (UTC)