Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional anarchists

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The result was keep. – sgeureka ^t•c 08:51, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of fictional anarchists

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WP:IINFO ,no inclusion criteria apart from is an fictional anarchist. Gnevin (talk) 12:42, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep In what way does this invoke the guideline set by WP:IINFO? Reading the list of excluded material, 1) Summary-only descriptions of works, 2) Lyrics databases, and 3) Excessive listings of statistics, this list does not conform to them. The charge that this list's only inclusion criteria is being a fictional anarchist is not reason for deletion. It prevents vague details and indiscriminate inclusion. Being a fictional anarchist is a specific point of interest in studying anarchist fiction (which does not have its own article entry at present, but should, given examinations of it in Mythmakers and Lawbreakers and Film and The Anarchist Imagination. Mythmakers and Lawbreakers includes a specific section on the topic of anarchist fictional characters. I was involved in attempting to revamp this list a few years ago when I was still a Wiki-novice, and have moved on, but as a veterin editor, I can see a lot of room for improvement to tighten up this list for readability and research aid. That's all this article needs, but AfD is not clean up. This should not have been nominated. --Cast (talk) 15:35, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Is this a joke? "no inclusion criteria apart from is an fictional anarchist." Well, of course that's the criterion for being in a list of fictional anarchists, just as being a fictional actuary is the only requirement for being in ~~List of fictional actuaries~~ Fictional actuaries. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 03:59, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The point is that every character no matter how minor, no matter how not notable the subject appears in can be added to this list Gnevin (talk) 09:19, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Are you suggesting that NYPD Blue recurring character, Dr. Jennifer Devlin (character John Clark's blond bipolar love interest), stated that her father is an actuary is of particular relevance to its source media? And have you not noticed that the direct-to-video, critically panned and forgotten 1996 thriller film Escape Clause also has no article and seems non-notable? This is a poor example. ~ Switch (✉✍☺☒) 11:53, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The included characters are of interest to the study of literary and cultural depictions of anarch(y/ism/ists) even if they are not large parts of the source media or of widespread public awareness. Even if the inclusion criteria need to be refined, that is no reason for deletion. ~ Switch (✉✍☺☒) 11:53, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I'm relisting this because it was never transcluded in the AFD log for the day. postdlf (talk) 17:06, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Clearly defined list with inclusion criteria. Lugnuts (talk) 17:10, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Fictional elements-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:53, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:53, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

keep—satisfies WP:LISTN because the subject of fictional anarchists is discussed in reliable sources, e.g. this, to give one of many possible examples, but really, if this is a non-notable grouping, you have your work cut out for you, here. a few personal favorites: List of fictional books and List of fictional Antichrists and List of fictional raccoons. cheers!— alf.laylah.wa.laylah (talk) 21:31, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep given the sources, and the fame -- not mere notability -- of some of the works, the list is fully justified. The use of notable topics or themes in notable works is an appropriate subject for an article. DGG ( talk ) 06:53, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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