Some of the "zones" here are described as such by the refs. But some are not.
To give an example, the article claims:
- "Carbon Dioxide habitable zone is the place the planets will have the correct levels of carbon dioxide."
No reference in that section refers to planets or zones. (It also seems incorrect to me, but that does not matter). The section should be deleted. Johnjbarton (talk) 19:12, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
- I deleted the section. However, the issue of carbon dioxide is discussed in
- Schwieterman, Edward W., et al. "A limited habitable zone for complex life." The Astrophysical Journal 878.1 (2019): 19.
- This example shows why trying to shoe-horn the references into a "zone" list is not encyclopedic. Wikipedia is a summary of existing knowledge, not a mechanism for imposing structure. Johnjbarton (talk) 19:24, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
I agree with previous comments that there are issues here with WP:SYNTH and WP:OR. In particular: does the term "Life Habitable Zone" appear at all in research literature or other sources? Or is this a term that was just made up for the title of this article? If this term doesn't have established notability then it should not be used in WP and certainly not for the title of an article. I'd agree with prior suggestions to change this article into a list of habitable zone types, which would be a better way to frame the content that's contained here. Aldebarium (talk) 01:27, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- The List concept has the problem that not all of the discussions of additional constraints on habitability are framed as "zones". To me that is the core problem here. The "additional constraints on habitability" concept is notable and well referenced here, but forcing everything into "zones" is not supported by the refs. Johnjbarton (talk) 02:08, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- OK, I understand your point. Perhaps reframing this as an article about (or as a list of) constraints on habitability could work. A change in title is still needed too. Aldebarium (talk) 02:36, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- If you wish can change name to Habitable Zone for Complex Life (HZCL), as these are the parameters needed for life.
- This is the parameters needed for life, not a list.Telecine Guy (talk) 19:51, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry I missed ref on "Carbon Dioxide habitable zone" I will recheck the refs to make should I did not miss any others.
"Carbon Dioxide habitable zone" (as noted above "A limited habitable zone for complex life." The Astrophysical Journal 878.1 (2019): 19. with a chart.Telecine Guy (talk) 19:37, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
- I suggest that an article named Habitable zone for complex life should start from the point of view in the corresponding article that introduced that name. A section on zones which are actually named as such by references would be fine, say under "Named zones"; a different section on "Other habitability limits" could have content that does not have specific zones named. (I'll repeat that the zones thing is not that important compared to the considerations of the limitations). This approach avoids the SYNTH issues with zone names. Johnjbarton (talk) 22:08, 29 February 2024 (UTC)