Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Buffyverse chronology (2nd nomination)
This is article is neither |original research nor a |plot summary. It is a list of episodes (note that episode titles are real-world information, not in-universe information) with short plot descriptions, ordered by their occurrence in the fictional universe's timeline. It is well-referenced and verifiable, and is an encylcopedic treatment of one aspect of an academic field of study (see Buffy studies). The original research policy does not prohibit all synthesis of published material (if it did, just about every Wikipedia article would be in violation). It prohibits "''#Synthesis of published material serving to advance a position|synthesis of published material serving to advance a position''". Exactly what position is being advanced by ordering the episodes in-universe chronological order? To say that policy prohibits this chronology would be like saying that policy prohibits one from listing the Star Wars movies in order I,II,III,IV,V,VI; that to avoid "in-universe perspective" we may only list them in order IV,V,VI,I,II,III. If rules as written do indeed prohibit this highly encyclopedic article, then |ignore the rules and fix the broken policy
— User:DHowell, 08:12, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:OR||WP:PLOT||WP:OR||WP:IAR (Wikipedia:No original research)