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The result of the debate was delete. Pending deletion. Joyous 22:13, Mar 19, 2005 (UTC)

Original essay with a neologistic name. I'd say merge if not for the fact that all content found here is already better explained in other sections. Radiant! 09:46, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)


This nomination has too few votes. It is the belief of this particular administrator that this debate is still on-going. Due to the change in how votes for deletion is processed, it has been readded so that a consensus may be reached. -- AllyUnion (talk) 15:42, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

  • Nothing in this article distinguishes between neo-catastrophism and the traditional 19th-century concept of catastrophism. Re-write if it's a meaningful term, delete otherwise. - TB 12:42, 2005 Feb 18 (UTC)
  • Delete. Not terribly well-written essay. Android79 17:01, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep, but a weak one. Appears to be attested to, including references in some college courses. Still only 571 Google hits, however. I would agree with both of the above that it is in need of a substantial rewrite. HyperZonktalk 18:00, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, POV original essay. Megan1967 23:48, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, original essay, neologism. The funny thing is that I think it's a valid and noteworthy observation. There really was a uniformitarian orthodoxy prior to Luis Alvarez' presentation of the asteroid impact theory. Some may remember Immanuel Velikovsky, a nutjob with who wrote a book or books in the 1950s, Worlds in Collision being the title of one of them, full of cockamamie theories about how all sorts of BIblical miracles were explained by planets randomly knocking other planets to leave their orbits at the right time so that they could part the Red Sea, cause the Flood, etc. I think the manna from heaven that fed the Israelites in the wilderness was supposed to be edible hydrocarbons from a comet's tail or something. Anyway, he was scorned by the scientific establishment, in part because it was just felt that the universe didn't work that way. Geological events were the results of slow, continuous processes. Then Alvarez came along, and my first thought was "Wow! Velikovsky stuff!" Now we live in a world where all sorts of things are thought be caused by asteroids smacking into planets. There really has been a change in our world view. But such comments probably belong in Uniformitarianism and/or Catastrophism and should be cautious and well-sourced. Well, there's my little original POV essay for the day. But at least I'm not spouting it into an article in the main namespace. Dpbsmith (talk) 02:54, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. Josh Cherry 03:03, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete. I agree with Dpbsmith. It might be nice to have an interesting article on modern catastopist theories, but this isn't it. Miss Pippa 10:51, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete' This is handled at Catastrophism, Immanuel Velikovsky, Tollmann's hypothetical bolide Tunguska Event etc. none of which are linked here. They are more in the nature of encyclopedia reports than essays. This ne is purely a pwrsinal essay. --Wetman 11:01, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete, as per Dpbsmith (and frankly I'm amazed we don't have a Worlds in Collision article yet; Velikovsky is always good for a laugh) Antandrus 17:04, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete this drivel. Please. Edeans 23:01, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete What makes it Neo? I don't see the relevance. Catastrophes happen. If this were supposed to be in contrast to Biblical catastrophes and in support of rare events that drive evolution, then it should be kept. I don't see any value to the current article. --Aranae 08:05, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)
  • Redirect to Catastrophism to discourage recreation - David Gerard 15:37, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Delete Vsmith 17:12, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was keep. Deathphoenix 05:15, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

While the term has some economic significance, it is basically a circular dicdef. Radiant! 09:57, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)

I am considering this debate to be unresolved, and left open. Therefore, I am going to relist it through the VFD process to let it conclude. -- AllyUnion (talk) 12:25, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • This is a real and significant concept that needs to be covered. The examples make it somewhat more useful than a mere definition. Keep, or put a short definion at NIE and redirect to Newly industrialized countries. Kappa 10:32, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep though needs to be expanded. It is an important economic concept and is seperate from NICs. -- Lochaber 15:09, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I apologise, after further investigation it would seem that these days the terms NIE and NIC are quite interchangeable, this had not been the case when I studied Economics. I would argue that industrialising and industrialised are different in that an article about NIE's would include discussion on how the economies change/industrialise, the concept if you will, while NIC would be giving cases where this has happened, However to avoid confusion I think it might be best to go with Kappa's suggestion - short def at NIE and redirect to NIC. Then expanded NIC article to include reference to indicators -- Lochaber 17:14, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Simpler, I would have thought, to delete and replace with redirect to NIC, and add "also known as Newly Industrializing Economy" somewhere in the first paragraph of NIC. HowardB 17:46, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I just think that it's a bit more complicated than that... the relationship is more that a "Newly Industrializing Economy / Country" becomes a "Newly Industrialized Economy / Countries". However I think the main problem is that the article at NIC is actually about Newly Industrializing Countries rather than Newly Industrialized Countries. However, realistically I don't know that anyone is going to correct this or that they even require seperate articles, especially given that both states are transitional. In my opinion the best situation would be if the two articles were merged under "Newly Industrializing Economy" (or Country) and the fact mentioned that "Country" and "Economy" are interchangable (add redirects), as far as I'm aware NIE was the original OECD term, though if anyone knows better then please say so. What does anyone think of that suggestion? --

Lochaber 10:42, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • Keep. Notable economic term. Capitalistroadster 11:33, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep if it's an OECD definition - that means it's real and people might actually come looking for it - David Gerard 12:09, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was keep. —Korath (Talk) 14:47, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

Alleged defunct KGB guard team, no subtantiation. Radiant! 12:52, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)

  • Comment. "Kaskad" + "KGB" does google [Search] to 103 pages; some of them are non-Wiki resources that seem to substantiate the veracity of the article. Whether this passes notability tests is another issue. I will abstain from voting till I see some more discussion. vlad_mv 04:49, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • As this made it through VfD with one comment and not a single vote, I'm relisting it. —Korath (Talk) 16:44, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak Keep. Seems to be notable, if you're into the cloaks and daggers stuff. Which I'm not, so the opinion of an afficionado would be welcome. HyperZonktalk 18:33, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. They seem to be somewhat notable. - Jeltz talk 21:17, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge into KGB, where it belongs, even if you are into cloak-and-dagger stuff. --Calton 23:52, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep. Seems to have several links in what links here indicating a certain degree of importance.Capitalistroadster 09:58, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was merge with Flåklypa Grand Prix. Sjakkalle 10:34, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Fictional racecar from a puppet movie. Radiant! 16:27, Feb 18, 2005 (UTC)


Relisted due to lack of consensus. There is not enough consensus to do anything with this article. This debate is considered to be continuing, and has been relisted on VfD. -- AllyUnion (talk) 15:35, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)


  • Merge with the movie (Il Tempo Gigante) or keep. Wikipedia has plenty of space. Kappa 19:41, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge with the movie (which is Flåklypa Grand Prix), which is currently woefully stubby. —Korath (Talk) 16:33, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
  • Keep much like Herbie the Love Bug or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the car itself is more or less the star of the movie, which is widely considered the most popular/successful Norwegian film of all time (the more common title is "Pinchcliffe Grand Prix"). It's been made into toys, models, and at least two full-sized drivable versions. If a similar car from an American or British movie were VfDed, there's be overwhelming Keep votes. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 17:45, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge with Flåklypa Grand Prix, as both articles are quite short. -- Infrogmation 18:37, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge for now. The redirect should keep anyone from getting lost, and the movie article is woefully stubby. --TenOfAllTrades | Talk 19:11, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect to Flåklypa Grand Prix. I would have voted Delete without Starblind's added information. I was a fan of Herbie the Love Bug and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but I had never heard of this car or the movie under any of its titles. Barno 19:34, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment:Lack of consensus is the same as consensus to keep. RickK 19:54, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge. Miss Pippa 10:43, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Merge and redirect - David Gerard 15:27, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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