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This article was nominated for deletion on 2006 May 8. The result of the discussion was merge with Colonization of the outer solar system.

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About that merge...

This article has grown several times over since it was first proposed for deletion. To compare with its current state, here is its entire contents at the time it was proposed for deletion and the merge vote begun:

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No solid plans or studies have been made regarding manned missions to Titan, or colonization of that world, at least not outside of science fiction. One exception is a chapter in Entering Space: Creating a Spacefaring Civilization (1999) by Robert Zubrin, who speculates how humans could cope in and exploit the Titanian environment. The relative lack of solid research is probably not surprising given our limited understanding of Titan. It seems that the surface of Titan is very young and active, and contains large amounts of water ice and perhaps oceans and canals of liquid organic compounds. It should be able to support a base, but more information regarding Titan's surface and the activities on it is necessary. The thick atmosphere and the weather are also factors to consider.

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I've changed my mind since the vote and decided there's enough material for this article to stand on its own. It has more supporting references than anywhere else in the outer solar system. - Reaverdrop 02:10, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

YAY!!!User:Mikereichold | User_talk:Mikereichold 14:34, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It seems very unusual for editors to simply ignore the outcome of an AFD debate in which consensus was very clear. I don't see why it shouldn't be merged and redirected as mandated by the discussion. Worldtraveller 00:58, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The AfD discussion revolved around the short article, quoted above, which simply duplicated material in the Colonization of the outer solar system article. Many editors, including myself, suggested a merge was in order *unless* the article was substantially expanded with well sourced material. That has since happened and a merge no longer seems appropriate. --agr 02:27, 17 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If the expansion was basically a bunch of WP:NOR violations, its current length is irrelevant. Yakushima (talk) 11:12, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Observation

I like how the first line in the entire article has a "Citation Needed".... That needs to be fixed somehow SpookyPig 13:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed the phrasing of the first sentence, and removed the citation tag. It's think it's neutral enough now. Teshik 15:28, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Zubrin Zubrin Zubrin Zubrin

Are there any other references on this topic apart from Zubrin? It would be good to have more than just one person's viewpoint on this subject! Chaos syndrome 22:04, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. I have always found him to be a bit enthusiastic though, not that I dont think his contributions to all this stuff are insignificant. T.Neo 20:04, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

insulation

This article says that insulation might be a problem. What about aerogel? its light (which means it is easy to transport) and NASA has already used it to insulate the mars rovers. also, with all the cold, spacesuits may become filled with insulation. And hydrogen cyanide? why cant you just run all the air through a charcoal filter? I want to see NASA sending more landers to titan, possibly a rover (powered by RTGs of course) T.Neo 20:00, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted external link

External links

Colonization of Titan - The Future Persian Gulf? - article from The Space Monitor

The above add-on has been removed by User:Chuckiesdad. The article is void of external link. I disagree with the revert. Otherwise, please provide a good substitute - an article, which is not a blog. --Anatoli (talk) 05:38, 18 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't it seem a bit silly

To have an article made this far in advance? No, not even that - no one even knows if this is possible. Is there an article on "Effects on San Fransisco from Yellow Stone Eruption"? This article is about a theoretical situation of a theoretical situation. This should defy some rule of Wikipedia's standards, am I right? --IronMaidenRocks (talk) 05:13, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, not really. There's been enough speculation and discussion of the topic to warrant an article, clearly. It's a subject that's had scientific literature published on it, after all. The2crowrox (talk) 09:40, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

None of which is cited in the article, strangely. Examples, please? Yakushima (talk) 11:10, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New article

There is a new article on the habitability of Titan available on the guestblog of Scientific American: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/lets-colonize-titan/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_SPC_BLOG Nafiris (talk) 13:07, 27 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gravity section citation

There's a "^{[citation needed]}" in the second sentence of the Gravity section that appears before that sentence even gets to make statement requiring a citation. The cite-needed notice is also right after a wikilink (to Weightlessness#Human_health_effects). I think that the linked page establishes that long-term effects of low gravity on human health is indeed a thing. (Perhaps the cite-needed predates significant editing of the sentence). Imagine that the Bible was a wiki: Where would you place a ^{[citation needed]} in the first verse: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth"? I would ask for a citation after "earth" or maybe after "God" but not after "In the beginning." Even if an editor had a bone to pick re: the quantum existence of "beginnings", that would serve to ignore the assertions-of-fact in the rest of the verse. Same with this. I would have asked for a citation at the end of the sentence, where we're treated to assertions about how low gravity on Titan is more of a medical concern than on Mars.Bridgman (talk) 16:38, 14 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]