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The result was keep. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:12, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of time periods[edit]

List of time periods (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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This article is basically a list of periods that could be integrated with Human history. I think it should be either deleted or redirected. Interstellarity (talk) 14:42, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: History and Lists. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 15:18, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Weak keep I'm not a big fan of outlines but this is a reasonable subarticle of Outline_of_history#History_by_period, which links to this, or it could be merged there. Reywas92^Talk 16:36, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment See also the WP:Articles for deletion/History by period discussion from October. TompaDompa (talk) 00:12, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose the merge. These articles have different approaches, both having value. Libcub (talk) 05:25, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep certainly do not merge anywhere. This is explicitly a list and is useful as a reference tool for ensuring that numerous terms used to describe periods in history are used correctly. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:57, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:51, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• delete I just don't see what good this article does. The presentation reinforces the impression that it is a indiscriminate collection of groups of timelines that otherwise have nothing to do with each other. Mangoe (talk) 23:56, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I agree with Peterkingiron, locating these articles can be difficult. Dimadick (talk) 11:43, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. As a list, this page is a very valuable reference with its own merits unique from those of Outline_of_history#History_by_period. Merging wouldn’t be feasible here. Serratra (talk) 05:15, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep per Reywas92, Libcub, Peterkingiron, Dimadick and Serratra. Vast in its scope, this is a distinctively developed and thoroughly linked outline which certainly stands on its own in providing invaluable service to those engaged in historical research. This entry has existed for over twenty years, having been created on September 17, 2002, and has engendered helpful discussions at Talk:List of time periods. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 23:20, 26 January 2023 (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.