Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Worst in history

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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. Singularity 00:45, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Worst in history

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WP:NOT#DIR of loosely related topics and potentially WP:NOT#IINFO. No inclusion criterion, although I assume the heading "List of notable events which are the worst of their sort" is the criterion, without any definition of what "worst" means in this context. Se we have the administration of George W. Bush listed with the Holocaust. And then there's "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus. Three of the "worst" events in history. Masaruemoto 02:11, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Strong delete per WP:NOT#DIRand WP:NOT#IINFO. The existing "worst" lists are enough. Ten Pound Hammer • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 02:21, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete "Worst in history?" In whose opinion? Not only it is "indiscriminate information", the list violates WP:NPOV and has a far too vague inclusion criterion.--Kylohk 02:22, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Fails WP:NPOV horribly. Listcruft which will only flair up into edit wars. Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry 02:31, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong delete per TenPoundHammer.Kww 02:47, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. per above uses, and listcruf. James Luftan contribs 03:01, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete May I (tongue-in-cheek,) say this is the "worst list in history"? *grin*. Seriously, NPOV is a huge issue here, as well as its randomness. While all the events/items listed may be "bad", the criteria for "making the list" is basically nothing, and the whole page simply invites potential controversy. Ariel♥Gold 03:38, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Very arbitrary. Quite bizarre that it includes a polio outbreak in which 10 people died but ignores the 1918 flu pandemic which killed more people than World War 1 and HIV/AIDS put together. And in Government actions ignores Uncle Joe Stalin who killed Holocaust x 5 of his own people. Dbromage [Talk]Flag of Australia 03:55, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment; I've just realised this list was probably created to make a statement about the George W. Bush administration, since the creator was actively editing George W. Bush administration before this, and added Jimmy Carter's "Worst in history" quote to the George W. Bush article 30 minutes before starting the Worst in history list. In fact, the first version of the article confirms this was only created to make a point, with all the other statistics added later to disguise that. Masaruemoto 04:17, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Interesting, good catch Masaruemoto. Ariel♥Gold 04:23, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Comment. I'd advise against jumping to conclusions about people's motivations, especially on the Internet. That has a poor track record. --Kizor 08:01, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Utter crap. As Masaruemoto points out, the article was created only to get the Jimmy Carter quote in, which is the pot calling the kettle black for a start. Nick mallory 04:24, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete Pure rubbish. This article is the worst ever. Absolute tripe. Michael J Swassing 04:35, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete - Bleach! A obvious violation of WP:NPOV. --Hirohisat Talk 06:18, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete. Violation of WP:NPOV and WP:NOT#IINFO. Bart133 (t) (c) 15:23, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Incredibly vague in its criteria, a POV minefield, and most likely duplicates other articles and lists, to boot. 23skidoo 15:45, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. wikipediatrix 18:34, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete Banal listcruft. Drivel and snipe.
  • Delete The classic ever expanding, POV list. The only useful part that I see is the links to other "worst of" articles Mandsford 14:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Strong Delete Complete POV garbage. Turlo Lomon 06:41, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy delete the worst list in Wikipedia history. Burntsauce 18:09, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Super-Extra Strong Delete Banish the creator of this horrible monstrosity. Pillory and stone the transgressor.66.212.79.10 21:16, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. Wryspy 05:26, 11 August 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.