Deletion of Encyclopedism

Comment: Easily passes . Most of the issues seem to be with the current condition of the article, which isn't cause for deletion. The article is in lousy shape, to be sure, but it's a distinct subject with ''several'' book-length treatments, edited collections, and countless papers on the subject. Per  all that matters is that the sources ''exist'' -- they don't have to be cited in the article right now. For example
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:NEXIST)

Comment: I do not mind having an article on encyclpedism in principle, but it is a very, very lousy article and has been essentially unchanged for nearly five years. Unless the current one is completely rewritten and given  it should be deleted
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS)