Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bibliography on Imperial Japan and its exterior provinces

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The result of the debate was keep (no consensus). Mindspillage (spill yours?) 03:55, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Bibliography on Imperial Japan and its exterior provinces

Not a bad bibliography, but Wikipedia is not a library database. Move to Talk:Empire of Japan and delete. Neutrality^talk 04:35, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)

Extreme delete. Wikipedia is not a collection of links or references. Rick K 04:43, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)
Delete, wikipedia is not a links mirror. Megan1967 07:36, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Nice and in-depth but serves little purpose for Wikipedia. Plus it needs massive tidying up. Delete. Stombs 10:28, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)
Redirect to List of References on Imperial Japan. No need ot destroy information. Klonimus 15:54, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Well,well.if certain why this isn t no database or any similar,but i putting these references for if any interest,decided to ampled any particular theme,of japanese empire,can to see these historic titles why for supposelly some certain libraires poses.if for historical porposes too.

if only refference pourpose only.the unique section why i deleting , if reffering at U.S. and Japanese influence zone clash,debt at why this having enormous this bibliography,i when putting this section if for why this is other cause for U.S.-Japanese frictions in pacific area(United States Guam island and others american islands versus Japanese held Micronesia(south pacific mandate)and the clash of strategical commercial routes,etc.but still your importance i decided to delete this.

reiterrally these refferences if for interest,i knowed perfectly why any common persons no regulary used this,but if acase exist any interest can to ampled knowledge respect of any topic relationed.

one real thing if why reffering at Empire of Japan general bibliography ,knowed why stay disorder,but i having to organized and subdivided in themes ad topics.

well,if still decided to delete,i respect your decision,but i only liked to present this for ampled the know at possibly interest in topic one theme very scarcy in any type of source,one reality why know perfectly...

Wlad K.

Delete While I personally think that good long bibliographies would be a good thing for Wikipedia, I think that they should be incorporated into articles. A major flaw of this bibliography is that the most recent work, as far as I can tell, is from 1943. I assume that many of these works have been superseded. Also a great deal has happened in Japan since then. Dsmdgold 18:57, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)
Redirect I think this should be up someplace, like at the end of an article on Japan, but does not deserve an article in itself. Dr Ingel 01:23, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Strong Keep Wikipedia has eight List of Pokémon entries. Why is a scholarly bibliography of the single most important belligerent state in Asia during the last century (or two or three) less valuable than eight lists of fictitious creatures? This bibliography shows a snapshot of the views of the Japanese empire at a time when Britain, the U.S., China and other countries were at war with it. It is well organized and has the potential to become a valuable ancillary to the Empire of Japan article, which it exceeds in length. Fg2 01:54, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
Merge with, variously, Empire of Japan, History of Japan, Geography of Japan, Taiwan, Manchukuo, and so on. 'References' sections at the bottom of pages are perfect for this. Although I wouldn't want to be the one to have to sift through all this. --bainer 07:41, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Agree with Bainer... merge into various articles, and I don't really see the point in making this a redirect anywhere as an unlikely search term. Radiant _* 08:03, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)
Keep. Please consider this an important resource for all the pages being listed at User:Charles Matthews/Imperial Japan. The coverage of this area is increasing rapidly. It is facile to say that this bibliography could easily be merged appropriately into those articles, most of which are expanding. Charles Matthews 16:28, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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