Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sephirot in popular culture

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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 was delete. Sr13 06:29, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sephirot in popular culture

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Laundry list of bare-mention trivial references, often with little more than the name. --Eyrian 14:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

  • Delete as a directory of loosely associated items with a dose of original research. Oppose merging to any other article, as the information is clearly not wanted in the main article per the opening paragraph of this article. Otto4711 14:42, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete WP:ATRIV was made for a reason. Delete this along with all the other trivia articles in Category:In popular culture (as of typing, there are 120 other articles on Wikipedia like this). Spellcast 14:50, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, violates WP:NOT#DIR, WP:ATRIV, etc. Totally useless list of "in popular culture" trivial mentions. The Sephirot itself is notable, but "oh yeah, this anime mentioned it one time" isn't exactly notable. Ten Pound Hammer • (((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps))) 14:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep or merge and improve with references, pictures, etc. all of these "in popular culture articles" per User:Fresheneesz/Don't Destroy. I am concerned that a campaign to destroy these lists by a handful of Wikipedians is going to alienate who knows how many editors who contributed to making these fine additions to our project. Best, --Le Grand Roi des CitrouillesTally-ho! 15:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
    • We'd be better off without people who think that these lists are what an encyclopedia needs. Golfcam 16:38, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete None of these random jottings are legitimate articles. Golfcam 16:37, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Mommy, make the bad "in popular culture" articles go away! Realkyhick 17:47, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Trivia collection - WP:5 Corpx 18:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per Ten Pound Hammer. Canuckle 22:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - oh come now; the article itself says "The following is a list of the appearances of the Sephirot in popular culture. It is separated from the main article to avoid clutter." If the sole rationale for making an article is to prune off all the horrible trivia to its own article then people have so misunderstood WP:TRIVIA that the article is unsalvagable. --Haemo 02:01, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and now I have something different to comment on: We'd be better off without people who think that these lists are what an encyclopedia needs. That's a good approach to co-operation. It does solve the problems of having to deal with those who insist on making arguments. First time I've ever heard an editor say that those who dont agree with a particular view at AfD should leave the project. But maybe that's what the sort of policy that would exclude all the articles one doesn't particularly like would come to in the end. WP, OWNed by those of who think alike. I guess it's one step from making identical unreasoning comments at AfD, to not bothering to make any, and ejecting the opponents. DGG (talk) 02:06, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
  • While I certainly agree with your sentiment regarding the "better off" comment, I must note that your !vote here is not supported by any reasoning and that your comment does not refute the substantive deletion arguments that have been raised. Otto4711 18:53, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
My reasoning, in a word, is that the argument for deletion is IDONTLIKEIT. (as explained in more detail in the other discussions on today's large number of deletions of these articles) DGG (talk) 00:42, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete there are apparently no WP:RSes that this "pop culture" phenomenon is notable. Carlossuarez46 04:32, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete all %SUBJECT% in popular culture lists, they are nothing but trivia and violate the five pillars of Wikipedia as well. Burntsauce 18:54, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment I can see why this was never part of the original article about Sephirot... in a sense, the use of a sacred symbol in pop culture might be considered offensive and ignorant; if you had "sign of the cross" in popular culture, with someone mentioning "spectacles, testicles", it would step on a lot of toes. For that reason, I don't see a problem with this being deleted. Gotta admit, though, that I cannot understand people who think a "list" is unencyclopedic. I'm sure there are some folks who prefer straight narrative, just as some enjoy black coffee. But encyclopedias, almanacs, and nearly every other reference book all have lists. Why the fingernails-on-the-blackboard reaction? Mandsford 00:37, 27 July 2007 (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.