Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Irish-Americans

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was NO CONSENSUS. Now, I could probably have given the deleters their way here since this is what categories are for. However, I'm reluctant to do so given the nature of the nomination. -Splash^talk 18:03, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] List of Irish-Americans

being of Irish ethnicity is not relevant to what nationality or profession you are (an argument used against jewish lists). Arniep 20:07, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

• Categorize. It's clear this and the preceding AFD is a case of WP:POINT in action, however this is too broad a topic for a list anyway as it's unmaintainable and could contain thousands of names. Make it a category (as I believe it already is). 23skidoo 22:53, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination. Jtmichcock 23:32, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per nomination and 23skidoo. This is what categories are for, right? — Haeleth Talk 00:05, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Speedy keep. WP:POINT, bad faith nomination. --FuriousFreddy 01:44, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Strong Keep, What is the point of deleting this?? Keep all ethnicity lists. --Jondel 09:34, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete (depite the WP:POINT) this is already a category --Doc ^ask? 09:38, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete I can't see how lists like this are tenable --Ryano 12:40, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete ethnicity lists on general principle. Categories are much more appropriate for this. Nandesuka 14:16, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep — Nomination does not meet the criteria for AfD. Ethnicity of accomplished individuals is a valid topic. :) — RJH 16:34, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete and Categorize. --Hottentot 19:45, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep wow I just came on Wikipedia to look up some stuff about Irish Americans and I found stuff being deleted? Irish Americans have just as much right to be listed as any other group, I thought anti-Irish sentiment went out of fashion around 1950! JBH 22:04, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Note:This vote was JBH's 2nd edit (first edit November 18, 2005). Almost all other edits are in support of lists that were nominated for deletion--Bob ^talk 15:14, November 18, 2005 (UTC)

Comment I'm Irish and I fail to see how wanting to delete this list represents "anti-Irish sentiment". --Ryano 00:15, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

CommentI didn't realise people who have just signed up are not permitted to vote, if that is the case, please accept my apologies. JBH 00:38, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

• Keep--BrenDJ 00:54, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per Nandesuka and Doc. This list, in particular, has been the target of long-term (and utterly frivolous) controversy. As it's already a category, there's no need for a list.--chris.lawson 02:47, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
• Keep the Irish and Jewish lists etc.--File Éireann 00:03, 24 November 2005 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.