Wikibooks:Requests for deletion/World Records

World Records
Okay, the VfD for World Records:Art and Media:Films got four comments and no votes. Two of those comments suggested that the whole book ought to be deleted on the grounds that it is not a textbook. So let's open a VfD for the whole book. --JMRyan 19:02, 11 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not a textbook, and not likely to be one. --JMRyan 19:02, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps this vote should not count, see below. --JMRyan 19:38, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Concensus for deletion has stood unopposed for more then 1 week, and nearly 2. I deleted this page and all subpages, and will archive this discussion in 1 week. --Whiteknight (talk) (current) 20:05, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Not only not a textbook, it is hardly a book at all. Something like this would be better done once WikiData comes on-line and gets organized better, and perhaps deserves some attention on Proposals for new projects or Wikicities, but shouldn't be started on Wikibooks.  This does beg the question of where to put the various list projects that are being kicked off of Wikipedia, but that is a general Wikimedia question and not specific to Wikibooks.  --Rob Horning 03:04, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete - Like I said above. Also, I didn't think the person listing the VfD could vote. -Matt 05:27, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I think if you propose something for deletion, it is assumed you don't want it around. Not to rehash previous arguments, but VfDs are not necessarily about the number of votes but the quality of the argument.  If you want to emphasis the point and both nominate and vote against a Wikibook for deletion, I don't see the harm.  This is a style over substance issue here, and adding a vote in this case is harmless to the resolution of the issue.  --Rob Horning 13:30, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. It was sugested by Matt that I'm not supposed to vote since I put the book up for  .  So perhaps my vote should be ignored or at east taken with a grain of salt.  I did not see such a prohibition at Deletion policy, but perhaps I missed it.  If such a prohibition is a non-policy convention, then I'm happy for that to suffice for ingoring my vote.  --JMRyan 19:38, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The nominator can vote (but then again, it's not really a vote, it's a discussion seeking consensus). Where has it ever been said they couldn't? To me, it just doesn't make sense to restrict the nominators view. -- LV (Dark Mark) 20:11, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * That's my mistake I think. It's usually not really seen. Your opinion is conveyed in the nomination anyway. -Matt 03:58, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, we are not wikipedia's dumping ground. Gentgeen 09:22, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete World Records is a textbook, but it is not an instructional textbook, so it does not belong at Wikibooks. I remember seeing records like List of tallest buildings and structures by country at Wikipedia. --Kernigh 20:48, 12 January 2006 (UTC)