Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Postmodern psychotherapy

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The result was delete. Sandstein 08:06, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Postmodern psychotherapy

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This term is insufficiently notable for a stand-alone Wikipedia article. There are various psychotherapies that are sometimes called "postmodern" but each such psychotherapy (e.g. narrative therapy) has its own Wikipedia article. There is no manual of "postmodern psychotherapy" and no association of "postmodern psychotherapists". "Postmodern psychotherapy" is a general umbrella term that can be mentioned in the main Psychotherapy article (where there is already a Postmodernist section), but this article should be deleted. Redirecting to Psychotherapy § Postmodernist would also be acceptable. Biogeographist (talk) 16:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Behavioural science-related deletion discussions. Biogeographist (talk) 16:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Biogeographist (talk) 16:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Psychiatry-related deletion discussions. Biogeographist (talk) 16:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Psychology-related deletion discussions. Biogeographist (talk) 16:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ~ Amkgp 💬 14:44, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note to closer for soft deletion: While this discussion appears to have no quorum, it is NOT eligible for soft deletion because it has been previously PROD'd (via summary). --Cewbot (talk) 00:02, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Logs: 2020-06 ✍️ create

Comment: But note that a redirect, as suggested in the nomination, is an appropriate alternative to soft deletion. Biogeographist (talk) 01:49, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Relisting again, noting above comment, to what target should this be redirected to? Psychotherapy? Happy for early closure by another editor
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nightfury 14:32, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete "Postmodern" is in most contexts a totally vague term. There are too many possible meanings--as mentioned there is nothing specific to redirect to. DGG ( talk ) 00:28, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I agree about the vagueness of "postmodern" as noted above. As noted in the nomination, "postmodern psychotherapy" is used as a general (and vague) umbrella term but is not suitable for a separate article. Psychotherapy § Postmodernist would be an appropriate redirect target, as also noted in the nomination, but I have no preference between deleting and redirecting. Biogeographist (talk) 00:35, 16 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per DGG, WP:VAGUE, WP:NOTESSAY, WP:SIGCOV, and WP:OR. This does not define the term, nor even its leading scholars. It appears to be an essay posted here, filled with vague wording. In 2008 we would have excused that; in 2020 it's essentially spam. We have never published original research, and everybody knows that. Bearian (talk) 15:12, 22 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Calling three to six sentences an "essay", as Bearian did above, is too generous. More like a poem. Though calling it an essay reminds me of the Postmodernism Generator. Biogeographist (talk) 15:19, 22 July 2020 (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.