Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tropes in Agatha Christie's novels (2nd nomination)

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The result was merge to Agatha Christie. Mark Arsten (talk) 04:05, 14 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tropes in Agatha Christie's novels

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Delete: Almost entire article is unsourced or reliant on original research. Two years after surviving an AFD it became plain that the article could not stand as it was. Aside from the interesting lede, there is nothing of value or utility in its current stubbed form. If someone wants to recreate, fine. Quis separabit? 14:41, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Agatha Christie, which already contains a substantial "themes" section. As I explained before, article deletion is not a punishment for poorly-written articles. If the topic were non-notable or unverifiable, those would be perfectly valid reasons to delete the page; however, being forced to revert to a version of the page you dislike is not (discussion here). I'm not opposed to keeping this article, especially if the "themes" section from the parent article were merged in here, instead; it seems to be somewhat notable and easy enough to research if one puts in the effort. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:11, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
My first instinct is to Rename. While a focus on "tropes" is probably not the way to go, the analysis of Christie's writing is obviously a topic that has been widely covered and easily meets the WP:GNG. Whether the current version would be able to form a valid starting point for such an article or whether we are better off nuking and starting fresh would be a call for someone more familiar with the sources and Christie's work. (and I am not really sure what a good alternative name would be, either) -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 19:26, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Agatha Christie#Formula and plot devices - if that section gets too big, we can fork it out but under that title, not this one. As it stands, the current article reads like a trivia fork. Ansh6 6 6 19:53, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:58, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:58, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:59, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Agatha Christie per Ansh666. -→Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 21:24, 4 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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