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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 no consensus. Shimeru (talk) 20:28, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Green exercise

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This page appears to be based on a neologism linked to a single reference (Jules Pretty / University of Essex). It there is little content within the article, and the article has been present for some time now. It appears to based on a term rather than a unique concept. The Wikiversity entry is also based around the same reference. A pubmed search found one additional article using the term, and a google search finds a couple of uses, but often related to the original reference. I'm not sure this article can be expanded without OR, and may be better merged somewhere else? I'm transferring this note from the article talk page in case the page creator doesnt have time to get to this discussion (Clovis Sangrail (talk) 12:52, 30 March 2010 (UTC)) :[reply]

in my view there is now sufficient info at v:Green exercise to demonstrate that the topic is valid although obviously the current WP article is a stub in need of development. -- Jtneill - Talk 02:25, 27 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I've added some more refs and a little more initial intro material. I've also invited researchers from the University of Essex who are leaders in the area to contribute to the article. -- Jtneill - Talk 12:08, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is not the number of references, it's whether the term is a neologism or a developed tangible concept. Green Gym and Green Prescription both refer to tangible programs rather than general ideas, so I'm happy to keep those. Clovis Sangrail (talk) 11:48, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The references I've found referring to 'Green exercise' have either been by Pretty (et al) or Neill (including within Neill's reference list). I'm still not convinced it better under WP:Avoid neologisms as a wiktionary page rather than Wikipedia page. Clovis Sangrail (talk) 11:48, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Arbitrarily0 (talk) 21:43, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep' the EB article is sufficient evidence. We are a superset of the topics in other encyclopedias. That a responsible tertiary publication covers it in a major way is proof of notability. DGG ( talk ) 23:34, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete(double vote} I'm still not convinced. The EB article is a complete reproduction of a pre-existing publication (from the Biologist), and I am unable to find a reference that is independent of the authors Pretty or Neill (including the wikipedia article), so am not convinced the term is a notable neologism. Clovis Sangrail (talk) 01:10, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete or rename(see below). Pretty 2003 is a primary source: "We believe, therefore, there is a synergistic benefit in adopting physical activities whilst at the same time being directly exposed to nature. We call this `green exercise’." The so-called EB article was written by the same authors in the new section of the site that allows Wikipedia-like editing (see [1]). Without these references, the subject seems to lack significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject. — Rankiri (talk) 21:53, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is green exercise a type of exercise that is environmentally friendly? Or is the term synonymous with outdoor exercise? I don't know, because the term is a neologism. Most of the Google Books results contain trivial and somewhat conflicting mentions. Search for potentially defining "green exercise is" or "green exercise"+definition and you'll only get a couple of irrelevant or trivial hits. A new term does not belong in Wikipedia unless there are reliable sources specifically about the term — not just sources which mention it briefly or use it in passing. The book you just mentioned doesn't seem to do that. It only appears to use the term twice or thrice, in the chapter about Public Health and Natural Environment. — Rankiri (talk) 13:10, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The exact title of the article is unimportant here because
  1. Wikipedia is not a dictionary and so we are concerned with topics not words
  2. Title changes are performed by the move function which is available to any editor and does not require deletion.
So, please address the topic, not the wording of the title. If you do not understand this title, then please refer to the lead of the article which defines it as "physical exercise undertaken in relatively natural environments". Colonel Warden (talk) 15:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • That is a difference without a distinction. The word green is well chosen in this context to indicate both the presence of nature and the ecological aspects. For example, the source cited above gives gardening as an example and makes the point that this combines physical exercise with natural surroundings and gives mental benefits not just because of these but also because of the environmental benefit of being productive in improving the garden. Colonel Warden (talk) 17:31, 14 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • I beg to differ. The Oxford dictionary defines the adjective as
  1. of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass.
  2. covered with grass or other vegetation.
  3. (of a plant or fruit) young or unripe. ?(of food, wood, pottery, or leather) in its untreated or original state; not cured, seasoned, fired, etc.
  4. inexperienced or naive.
  5. pale and sickly-looking.
  6. (usu. Green) concerned with or supporting protection of the environment as a political principle.
  7. (of a ski run) of the lowest level of difficulty.
You can show me which of the above definitions indicates both the presence of nature and the ecological aspects, or we can stop arguing semantics and return to the fact that that the article's references don't contain enough direct nontrivial coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject. — Rankiri (talk) 18:26, 14 April 2010 (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.
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