Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christmas in EastEnders


 * 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. WP:NOT #7 is policy and this article violates it since it contains no real world context with the exception of the viewing figures. The keepers have simply failed to address this issue bar implying that it might be met in the future. I would add that the article also fails WP:V since the plot details are unsourced. Nothing substantial has been added during the AfD and the article can be recreated if suitable content is added. I will happily userfy to anyone who wishes to merge content or fix the article. TerriersFan 01:08, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Christmas in EastEnders

 * Delete This is just a list of mere plot summaries of Christmas episodes of the popular British soap opera EastEnders. It contains little to none "real-world context and sourced analysis" - what little there is could be merged into the main EastEnders article Phirazo 03:39, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment The policy I'm quoting above is Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. --Phirazo 03:43, 9 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep -Trampikey(talk)(contribs) 10:22, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep I think this nomination is extremely rash. Before it was nominated for deletion, concerns could have been voiced on the article's talk page to see if the contributers are willing to make improvements. --Gungadin 12:55, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment How so? How can this article ever be more than a mere plot summary? --Phirazo 16:35, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment The same way any fictional subject can be more than just plot summary, by providing real world context, impact, commentary, crtique, popularity. Christmas time in UK soaps is always a major battle between television networks, each trying to outdo each other. This always makes the press with regards to ratings, reviews, interviews etc. There is plenty of things that could be included to the article to make it more than just plot summary. Press coverage on UK soaps is substantial, particularly at Christmas.Gungadin 16:55, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep The article should most certainly be kept, as Christmas in EastEnders is the time when the most dramatic storylines air. The plots which feature are often the culmination of a year and these often classic episodes deserve a separate page. — 86.27.82.142 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic. The preceding unsigned comment was added at 13:02, 9 June 2007 (UTC).
 * Delete. The article doesn't show anything to be notable about these episodes. Episode summaries are not encyclopedic, anyway. -- Mikeblas 15:29, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge —  I would think it could be paired down to the best Christmas episodes and merged into EastEnders.  Jody B talk 15:50, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film and TV-related deletions.   -- John Vandenberg 01:34, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Violation of WP:NOT #7. Just because EastEnders is popular doesn't mean that Wikipedia policy should be ignored. Masaruemoto 06:48, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Gungadin. &mdash; AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 15:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Gungadin. 80.41.34.146
 * Keep per Gungadin. 84.9.61.204
 * Keep per policy, WP:NOT. Matthew 21:10, 14 June 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.