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The result was merge paragraph three and redirect. Can't delete due to the GFDL. Daniel 08:48, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Philip K. Dick in popular culture (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

Another detached trivia section. The article content consists primarily of two things: trivial and uncontextual mentions of Philip K. Dick in unrelated works of fiction (which violates WP:NOT#IINFO) and cases where, in the opinion of the author, a particular fictional work is based on Dick's ideas; these latter comparisons are clearly original research. The article cites no sources or references. This article is a good example of what Wikipedia is not. *** Crotalus *** 10:05, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete everything except paragraph three and merge that to the main article - it is somewhat notable that the author has appeared as a character in the works of other authors. That one paragraph, if verified, should be placed in Dick's article. All the rest of it, composed as it is of original research and triviality, needs to be deleted. Otto4711 14:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I can certainly verify that he appeared as a character in Philip K Dick is Dead, Alas (as the title would suggest!), as I have a copy on the shelf about 2ft from me — iridescenti (talk to me!) 15:01, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment I can verify that Dick appears in Of the City of the Saved..., because I wrote it. Phil PH 17:46, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete and merge per Otto4711. Philip K. Dick *is* part of American popular culture. --Charlene 16:56, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge. Dick was a science fiction writer; his influence on other science fiction writers like Lethem should be covered in his article under Influence and legacy. I think the true "in popular culture" material will become brief enough to be manageable in the main article once influence is separated out and unnecessary detail is trimmed. —Celithemis 00:41, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge anything about influences on other writers into Philip K. Dick (and tag as unsourced if necessary), delete the rest. JulesH 18:34, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - The list is no more or less significant than all other "popular culture references to..." lists. They are a standard part of the article template, and spitting them off when they become too big is just fine by me, but this list is short enough to fit in the main article.DewiMorgan 18:58, 18 May 2007 (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.