Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Biotic component

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The result was redirect to Ecosystem#Definition. ✗plicit 11:13, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Biotic component

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Here is the entirety of what the single source used says:

"A biotic factor is a living organism that shapes its environment. In a freshwater ecosystem, examples might include aquatic plants, fish, amphibians, and algae. Biotic and abiotic factors work together to create a unique ecosystem."

That's it. It's just a heading for a curated collection of National Geographic articles. There is no depth to the coverage of the subject, you've already read everything. This would therefore seem not to be a notable subject, and the article as written is mostly original research. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:49, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Biology-related deletion discussions. Beeblebrox (talk) 17:49, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 18:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. Lightburst (talk) 18:32, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Amazing that such a useless article has been up for so long, for most of the time with no citation at all, not even the one that Beeblebrox quoted above in full. Athel cb (talk) 09:10, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Biotic_stress which is a reasonable article about a term that's far more commonly used (and contrasts with Abiotic_stress) Elemimele (talk) 15:14, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Redirect to Ecosystem#Definition? Delete as a close second choice. After looking around, I think this is not an encyclopedic topic. The most we could host here is a definition (which of course, we shouldn't per WP:NOTDIC). The only benefit of a redirect is it would make the context clear to anyone who happens to search for the term. Ajpolino (talk) 17:32, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Is there consensus for a redirect target?
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Curbon7 (talk) 04:57, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Ecosystem#Definition as the term is mentioned there. firefly ( t · c ) 11:22, 26 October 2021 (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.