Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/IB Physics

IB Physics
Possibly IB Physics should be deleted. It is more a set of notes than a book. It does not relate to the current IB Physics syllabus. And it appears to have been lifted without permission or attribution from. I have good intentions to work on a rewrite although am not in any position to commit the time required to complete this. --Russell E (discuss • contribs) 09:46, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
 * The 'notes' does not seem to be much of an issue as a set of notes can also be a book. Updating it to fit the current syllabus may also not be that difficult. However, as it was copied from a website without any copyright statement whatsoever, I agree that we'd better play safe and delete. Kayau 12:36, 4 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The link to the copied website no longer functions. A definition of something should remain the same, no matter where it is. I will see if I have time to update this book so that it matches the current syllabus. However I am working on the IB Math HL book as well, I shall see if there is anyone from my school also in IB Physics that can help me with this. --Lichking21st

12:45, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete if it is a copyvio. Even if the website has been taken down, that does not annul the copyright.--Abramsky (discuss • contribs) 19:56, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * FTR, the Web site in question is still available from the Wayback machine. — Ivan Shmakov (d ▞ c) 17:58, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Keep I am for updating it to the syllabus, rather than deleting it. I'm up to contribute as well, but I think it will be smarter to wait for the new syllabus. IB syllabuses are updated and changed every 3 years. This examination session (May 2013) will be the last one with the 2009 syllabus, after that, the new syllabus will be announced. It doesn't seem very smart to updated to a soon-out-of-date syllabus. (UPDATE: The book right now has very little in common with the actual syllabus, after updating it to a different syllabus it will have absolutely nothing to do with its previous version, thus there would be no copyvio)Gustavoh (discuss • contribs) 17:03, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Will it perhaps be easier to start from scratch, then? Kayau (talk · contribs) 06:42, 13 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep it and fix it. Parts of the document are ideal for IB study, especially the Q & A format for assessment statements.
 * I don't see a consensus to delete, or any indication that it wasn't moved over by the author (who used mediawiki too). But rename to 'IB Physics 2009'.  The basics of IB Physics doesn't change, but the taxonomy and ordering does, as do details. Sj (discuss • contribs) 02:00, 15 February 2014 (UTC)