Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2014 Formula One season cars

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 delete. SarahStierch (talk) 01:52, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 Formula One season cars

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The article is vague and lacks references. The content of the article is dealt with in much more detail in the season article. There is no precedent for the creation of this page - although the changes to the regulations are extensive, it is not the first time this has happened, and in the past these changes have been addressed on the most-relevant season article. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 04:46, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 05:01, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 05:02, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy Keep The page has several references and had them when it was nominated. The statement of the nomination is therefore quite inaccurate. The nomination also seems to be suggesting that the topic is notable and would just prefer it to be covered under a different heading. That would be better addressed by merger not deletion per WP:ATD and WP:BEFORE. Warden (talk) 10:04, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: That's not what I am suggesting at all. While the subject is noteable, it is only noteable enough for inclusion on the relevant season article. The sport underwent significant changes in 2006 and 2009 that were similar in nature to these changes, but they do not have their own dedicated articles. In the wider context of these things, the content of the article only relates to the 2014 season (the regulations will form the basis for the 2015 rules) and the cars that compete. There is nothing in the article that is not already covered on the 2014 season page, and no additional detail that can be added. It appears to serve no other function than to prevent Red Bull RB10 and Renault Energy F1-2014 from being orphans. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 10:35, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I see you're trying to delete the articles about the cars too. This all seems quite absurd as the cars and their engines are discussed in considerable detail in periodicals such as Racecar Engineering. What you seem to be trying to do here is cram everything into one page. We don't do this for other sports such as football and there seems to be no policy-based reason to do it for this one. And AFD is not the place to try to enforce your editorial whims. Warden (talk) 10:50, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's not what I am trying to do. The regulation changes are adequately covered on the season article, which is consistent with the way the articles have been structured for years. This page and the two that go with it are only being kept alive due to a combination of ILIKEIT and to prevent each if them from becoming orphans. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 11:54, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy keep The article is verifiable and referenced. This is a significant and notable set of rule changes, evidenced by the wide and reliable cover. That is sufficient to justify this article that I created. The precedents are the thousands of other articles in Wikipedia similarly covering notable subjects. Freimütig (talk) 21:33, 24 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: What coverage? These articles contain virtually no content. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 11:54, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The section on fuel in this article is not included in the season article. So at least merge, not redirect or delete. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:21, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Since there is no coverage for the predecessors of the cars, and such cars are already represented in the Formula One season pages, so there is no point keeping it. StandNThrow (talk) 11:49, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: This article has too many details that would interest too few people. I see that its predecessor from the year before has already been deleted. The general topic of Formula One merits its page, which could point to an external source of details. Their vast number exceeds the scope of any reasonable encyclopedic treatment. Ornithikos (talk) 02:05, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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