Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of goalkeepers

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 Delete. Deathphoenix ʕ 16:10, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of goalkeepers

A list which is inherently difficult to maintain due to unclear inclusion criteria. Not linked from any main namespace article other than re-direction. Should have been replaced by List of renowned football players#Goalkeepers. --Pkchan 11:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. --Pkchan 11:31, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Metros232 11:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Categorise. I think the nominator has their argument back-to-front- the inclusion criterion here is blatantly obvious- a person who plays in nets for a football team. By contrast, the inclusion criteria for List of renowned football players#Goalkeepers are inherently POV. That page should DEFINITELY be deleted or merged with List of goalkeepers, or similar. We should wait and see what happens here first however. Badgerpatrol 15:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

  I see that it already is a category- in which case, delete and redirect to category page. Comment re 'renowned' footballers still stands. Badgerpatrol 15:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. Clearly a category. -- GWO
• Keep. More information here than in a category (i.e. the club is listed and more info can be added). Also I can't agree with the nom- goalkeepers deserve their own page, not buried in the list of renowned football players. -- JJay 18:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• "The inclusion criterion here is blatantly obvious"?? Tell that to the notable National Hockey League goalkeepers who aren't included. "Football" does not appear in the title or description (nor does "soccer"). Delete in favor of the category, since anyone looking for the team of these players will find it as soon as he clicks on the link to the player's bio, and the category is much more maintainable. Barno 18:57, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I thought that ice hockey goalies were called goaltenders? If that isn't the case, the a dab page should be set up if this article is retained. Badgerpatrol 21:56, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I can't find a single reference to 'Goalkeepers' in ice hockey goaltender, barring one which explains that ice hockey goalies are explicitly not called goalkeepers, but you might be right re field hockey and also Gaelic games. A rename and a dab page would be appropriate. Badgerpatrol 22:13, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• Keep as useful list to find goalkeepers. Hockey (both field and ice) should have a section or it should be renamed to List of soccer goalkeepers. Capitalistroadster 20:19, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete redundant per category Just zis Guy you know? 23:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete there's already a category, no need for what could be a monster of list. --Eivind^t@c 23:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as totally unneeded -- Hirudo 01:10, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete totally redundant -- minfo 01:12, 14, May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Totally meaningless and only list of names! --202.40.210.164 05:41, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
• Delete as no objective criteria are likely to be found for inclusion; topic covered much more ably by existing category. Qwghlm 10:09, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
• Categorize all which are not in category, then delete. -- Jjjsixsix ^(t)/_(c) @ 04:37, 16 May 2006 (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.