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Examples of vector spaces

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A list of examples of vector spaces is not notable. Also, this seems to be a case of WP:NOTTEXTBOOK. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 15:27, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Mathematics-related deletion discussions. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 15:27, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 15:27, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom and WP:NOTTEXTBOOK. Plus we already have this content in brief under Vector space#Examples. Ajf773 (talk) 20:32, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
keep. Good resource for research. Vector space#Examples should give a short list of particularly informative examples but there is room in wikipedia for a more comprehensive (and advanced) list Robinh (talk) 21:17, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think the deletion rationales so far really add up. This article is simply the expanded version (per WP:Summary style) of Vector space#Examples. The content in the separate article is just as encyclopedically relevant as the content in that section. There's nothing there there that's didactic, so I can't see how it could be a case of WP:NOTTEXTBOOK; if it were, then that consideration would equally well apply to the section in the main article. Is there anything I'm missing? – Uanfala (talk) 21:25, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep The concept of a vector space is obviously notable, and so a list of examples is, in principle, proper encyclopedia material. WP:NOTTEXTBOOK is a somewhat squishy rule in practice, as it can be hard to say if a given piece of technical content is too textbook-y. I think that for any reasonable drawing of that line, though, this falls on the good side. It's written much more like a reference to look up things within than a narrative to lead a student into a subject. An expansion of a section in another article is not redundant with that article. XOR'easter (talk) 22:47, 16 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Might be worth renaming List of vector spaces. "Examples" stinks of unnotability. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:01, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]