Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Outline of brain mapping

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. There is no consensus to delete the article. The discussion about renaming, restoring or splitting should continue on the talk page of the article. Pax:Vobiscum (talk) 17:53, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Outline of brain mapping

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This does not function as an outline. Instead, it's like an almanac or random listing of some associated topics, so I think this article violates WP:NOT. I think that some elements should be stripped, and the rest should be merged into Brain mapping. Tom (LT) (talk) 01:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Tom (LT) (talk) 01:24, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I initiated this article long ago. The original title was List of topics related to brain mapping, and the article was considerably more comprehensive. For an early version see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rjlabs/List_of_topics_related_to_brain_mapping At the time the article was created major funding commitments were being made to brain mapping in the USA and Europe. The article was to show almost all topical areas that might possibly be illuminated by new, productive research efforts in that area. Much was lost in the subsequent edits including virtually all of the original cohesiveness. It was never intended to be an almanac or random listing of topics, as careful study of the outline form of the earlier version will reveal. I don't have time to invest in Wikipedia editing at this point but I commend those who do to look back at the original form and perhaps you will find that structure helpful in covering the broader picture of brain mapping. Rick (talk) 02:58, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam-2727 (talk) 01:47, 28 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sulfurboy (talk) 04:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Too much of a junk drawer to be a useful aid to navigation, and it seems like it's pretty much always been that way. XOR'easter (talk) 16:50, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. XOR'easter (talk) 19:35, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, rename back to "List of topics related to brain mapping" and restore old version of the page. This page can be viewed either as a list or a list of lists. After looking at this, I think this page does help to navigate through the subject area for a reader poorly familiar with the subject, and therefore this page is helpful. An alternative might be to split current version of the page to several pages:

"The neuron doctrine". That might be merged to neuron doctrine, but all this content is already there.
"Scientists, academics and researchers". This should be merged to page List of neuroscientists.
"Map, atlas, and database projects". Make this a List of human brain projects
"Imaging and recording systems". Make this a List of neuroimaging and recording systems and place it to "See also" of Neuroimaging. My very best wishes (talk) 00:55, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

- I'd also support this solution - preserves content in a more logical way. --Tom (LT) (talk) 23:24, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe. I have no strong opinion towards one solution or another. My very best wishes (talk) 23:32, 10 May 2020 (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.