Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/TV Single Dads (2nd nomination)

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. --Coredesat 07:11, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TV Single Dads

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WP:NOT#DIR of loosely associated topics and much Original Research. Article starts with the dubious statement; "The TV Single Dad show is a genre". I have tried to find sources confirming this is a notable genre in television, but there are only 32 unique Google results for this term, most of which are for tvdads.com (a site which this article may have been created just to promote). Also, the examples (24, Desperate Housewives, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Steptoe & Son, etc) are so loosely connected they violate WP:NOT#DIR. Article was nominated for deletion last year, with no consensus. Masaruemoto 02:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

• Strong delete, definitely a loosely associated list, original research, unverifiable, etc. etc. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(((Broken clamshells • Otter chirps)))} 03:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, because there appear to be enough notable TV shows that fit in this pattern to justify an article, if as the nominator Masaruemoto suggests references can be used to show that it is not original research. Sincerely, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 03:06, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - It's a huge stretch to say that this is a definable genre; most of the shows don't even match the characteristics cited in the article. — Laura Scudder ☎ 03:15, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete looks like original research and would be hard to verify. Oysterguitarist 03:26, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete Nowhere near a complete list, original research and, although it doesn't fit the broad definition, a smearing of BS. Single dad is a subgenre, at best.--Ispy1981 03:31, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. Given the number of shows that have been created, you could fit a decent number into nearly any category. Doesn't make them notable. Resolute 03:41, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Comment Shouldn't the article nominated have a tag on it? I just went to the article TV Single Dads, but did not see the AfD tag on it. Regards, --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 04:21, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

• Delete An encyclopedia shouldn't be the place to list such trivial details about fiction Corpx 04:59, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Comment; User:Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles has just created List of television characters who are single fathers which should also be nominated for deletion. I would nominate it myself but for reasons that I made clear in another AFD discussion it would be better if it was made by someone else. (If anyone else agrees that it should be nominated, that is). Masaruemoto 05:29, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
• Comment; I created it based on a compromise suggestion by User:GT at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/TV_Single_Dads and I only created it late last night. We should give it at least a week or so for other editors to come along and improve it. Most articles take at least a few days to improve and it is is not really fair to delete an article that has had no chance for other editors to improve. --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 16:56, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

• I would hardly call it a compromise. It was a suggestion by another editor (which I disagree with). I also dont think articles that focus solely on trivia cant be improved much Corpx 17:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, I figure if someone suggested it, why not give it a try? :) --Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles^Tally-ho! 17:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

• Strong Keep A similar article is nominated for deletion today as well, although it appears to be a coincidence, not a conspiracy. However, single parent families are a fact of life, and Wikipedia has a strong pro-television bent to it, with articles on nearly every facet of TV. This is no less worthy than articles about episodes of Everwood, and makes more sense than same Mandsford 00:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per above. Wryspy 16:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Say, that is a keep vote above you isn't it. -MrFizyx 19:12, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
• Delete - Per nom. Fails WP:NOT and WP:NOR.--Bryson 18:56, 14 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.