Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Politics of light rail in North America

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The result was merge to Light rail in North America. Davewild (talk) 07:30, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Politics of light rail in North America

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The topic "Politics of light rail in North America" is -- potentially notable. But the article is a mess, it has been a mess for years, and no one seems interested in improving it.

At one time the article was much longer -- however that excised material was unreferenced original research and editorializing.

In 2013 I recommended the article be merged or redirected back to Light rail in North America. Discussion here. That is still my preferred outcome. Geo Swan (talk) 04:43, 2 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge and redirect per nom: The article as it exists is an essayistic response to a single book, more than anything else, and a particular, popular, conservative attack on light rail. The politics of light rail in the U.S. don't have anything to do with convenience or profit, because those are not political factors. Those are commercial factors. The political factor is the conservative argument that all government must meet the standards of business (cost nothing, make a profit, compete with free market alternatives) and assumptions about government itself (that there shouldn't be any moral role for government, because that's "interference"). Therefore, this may not need to be merged, because it's not OR, but it's a polemic. Hithladaeus (talk) 12:10, 2 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:07, 2 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:07, 2 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 19:07, 2 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:14, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge as suggested. VMS Mosaic (talk) 03:02, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Merge carefully. Non-neutral statements need to be attributed. -- Beland (talk) 19:56, 9 June 2015 (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.