Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/COPS in popular culture (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. Ron Ritzman (talk) 19:26, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

COPS in popular culture
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WP:IINFO. Every reference is egregiously trivial, not even worth a merge. No sources whatsoever. Tagged as trivia since July 2008. Last AFD was in 2007 with a result of no consensus. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 15:52, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - nominator says it well. This is an indiscriminate collection of every time the series COPS is referenced, parodied, mentioned or alluded to. It is trivia and Wikipedia is not a trivia repository. The "influenced by" section is particularly egregious as it is almost pure original research. "So-and-so worked on COPS and also worked on this other show therefore the other show must have been influenced by COPS." If the sources exist, then a reliably sourced section within the main article that actually discusses the cultural impact of COPS would be worthwhile. A Radish for Boris (talk) 16:41, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Besides what has already been said: COPS is a part of popular culture, so everything about it is already in popular culture. No need for this article at all. Steve Dufour (talk) 20:49, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:30, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge the dribs and drabs of significant material to COPS and Delete the mass of the trivia. —Carrite, Oct. 10, 2010.
 * Delete - it's a huge trivia list. I fail to see the improvement to be had in the COPS article by adding trivia. -- Whpq (talk) 14:13, 13 October 2010 (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.