Talk:Essay:Big science

This essay article needs a whole heck of a lot more references than the, uh, zero that it currently contains. HelpJazz 13:12, 17 September 2008 (EDT)

"The aim of furthering 'world government' and the overthrow of national sovereignty"? This is pushing paranoia and hysteria to new levels of credulity. Sideways 14:48, 17 September 2008 (EDT)

Rename or something

I suggest this article be deleted (since it was created to prove a point), moved to essay, or at least renamed. The term "Big science" is already defined. Please read the Britannica article on the subject for its definition and the history of the phrase. We can't just redefine established terms. HenryS 11:53, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

Delete..... Hrm, on second thought, maybe move to essay with the proper redirects so that nobody in the future gets the bright idea to do it again. HelpJazz 11:55, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

I agree with both of you. It's just not encyclopedic, & would take a lot of work to make it even remotely encyclopedic. Delete or move to essay. Sideways 11:57, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

I would support moving this to Essay (definitely better than deleting it). On a side note, in the general case, I don't think we should let the main-stream media and others dictate term definitions for us. --DRamon 12:15, 18 September 2008 (EDT)

There are two problems: (1) I do'nt think Britannica is part of the MSM and (2) the term "big science" (and anything with "big" used to denote "evil capitalist" e.g. big oil, big pharma) was invented by the MSM. HelpJazz 12:21, 18 September 2008 (EDT)