Talk:The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise/Archive 1

Archive 1

Notability, etc.

I listed this article for deletion. The editor removing the prod stated that I should look for sources or merge to another article. The problem is pretty simple: as there are not sources, there is nothing to merge. I am not going to take unsourced material from this article and move it elsewhere. As a result, I am left with two options: replace the article with a redirect or deletion. I will redirect this article in a couple of days. If there are any reverts without bringing reliable sources to the article, I'll take it to AfD. - SummerPhD (talk) 14:10, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Although this is now a very old comment, I felt it was worth rebutting (albeit feebly). Since the page has survived, I'm sure that others have recognised it's importance, however this will point to the reasons for anyone not familiar with the topic. Although I haven't had a chance to find appropriate sources for these opinions, I am sure they can be found easily enough if this ever gets raised again.

Star Trek itself has been hugely influential in English-speaking culture, as well as many other cultures, not to mention specific influences in the Television and Science Fiction communities. The sketch which is the topic of this article is not only evidence of this continuing in 1976, already many years after cancellation of the original series, but it was also key to reinforcing the memory of the show and its key elements. Star Trek has been widely parodied, however this particular example is widely considered one of the finest and itself most influential among them. I apologise for the weasel words, however I am sure that they could be supported with some research should it be necessary. GC248 (talk) 19:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

It was one of the very few times that Trek was in the "mainstream media" in the U.S. at all during 1970-1978... AnonMoos (talk) 16:47, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

This is an iconic parody portrayal as noted by film critic Anthony Lane for The New Yorker. See full cite:

• Lane, Anthony (May 20, 2013). The Current Cinema: Only Human - 'Star Trek Into Darkness' and 'Stories We Tell.'. Vol. 89. ISSN 0028-792X. OCLC 320541675. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015 – via NewsBank. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 09:47, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Update: The result was Keep. Early close per snowball clause. Full discussion may be seen at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise -- now closed. — Cirt (talk) 17:42, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. — Cirt (talk) 09:50, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Update: The result was Keep. Early close per snowball clause. Full discussion may be seen at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise -- now closed. — Cirt (talk) 17:42, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Posted for copy edit request

I've asked the kind people at WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors to come by and give the article a copy edit -- specifically with focus on the Plot synopsis section.

— Cirt (talk) 12:18, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Nominated for GA

I've nominated this article for Good Article quality consideration, at Good Article nominations. — Cirt (talk) 17:45, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted to GA quality

This article had a review and was successfully promoted to WP:GA quality. Review is at Talk:The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise/GA1. — Cirt (talk) 23:59, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Copy edited by Guild of Copy Editors

This article was copy edited recently by the WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors.

Much appreciated,

— Cirt (talk) 23:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)