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Talk:RMS Lusitania

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Delete[edit]

This seems to be a stub about one of the reasons why the United States entered World War I. How the hell is this relevant to our mission? I say delete it. Spud (talk) 10:54, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

It has potential: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania#Conspiracies Nullahnung (talk) 11:04, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Given it was just created a few hours ago, I say give it a couple of days (since it looks like a W-I-P) and see where it goes. If the end result is questionable (or the original author abandons the article), then we should have this discussion. Having it around for a few days to see where it winds up isn't going to kill us. Reckless Noise Symphony (talk) 11:48, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
OK, you've convinced me. I'll check back on this later. Spud (talk) 11:52, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
Do you guys really think I should delete it? It got a lot of upvotes in the article suggestion archives. I'll add more to it anyway though.--P3A58NT86 08:09, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
Just try to focus more on the pseudohistory and debunking it and don't cram too much factual detail into the article, it may turn out to be good. Nullahnung (talk) 12:34, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
Yes, keep an emphasis on the mission-worthy stuff. Reckless Noise Symphony (talk) 05:14, 26 January 2014 (UTC)