Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Story and Discourse

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 was redirect to Narratology. Any merging etc. is an editorial decision. Sandstein 06:54, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Story and Discourse

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Structured as an essay, not an encyclopedia article. No single redirect target; perhaps some of this could be included on Narratology. power~enwiki (π, ν) 15:09, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:24, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There might be a case for splitting this article into two articles, one about 'story' and the other about 'discourse'. But that is not something that automatically happens when we have an article about two closely related things, because such articles are permissible under the wording of the introduction to N. "No single redirect target" is an argument for a history merge without redirect. That is not technically a deletion. Further, when we have a choice of targets, we can pick the most likely, rather than not have a redirect. "Essay" is an argument for a rewrite, or for a transwiki to Wikiversity, where essays are permitted. A rewrite is preferable when the topic is notable and there is not another article specifically about that topic. Since there seems to be a lot of coverage, and I don't see why any content problems can't be fixed by editing, I'm not satisfied that there is a case for outright deletion. James500 (talk) 16:15, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: It seems like the issues may be surmountable, but this topic is beyond my expertise. That said, the topic sounds to me similar to Fabula and syuzhet, or Plot (narrative). I wonder if some merging is in order – or if not, at least some cross-linking. Cnilep (talk) 08:10, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 18:02, 30 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete/Merge, it does look like a WP:NOTESSAY, it is a sub section of narratology but much longer and more detailed than that article. There are references so a merge or delete is OK. Szzuk (talk) 18:58, 6 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.