Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Depiction of Russian mafia in entertainment


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The result was   merge to  Russian mafia. (non-admin closure) LlamaAl (talk) 16:09, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Depiction of Russian mafia in entertainment

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Is basically a list of movies where Russian mobsters were the antagonists; all unreferenced and does not contribute anything to their depiction in entertainment. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 07:49, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep/Merge with Russian mafia#In popular culture It looks like this was split out from Russian mafia just yesterday -- see diffs  and ; I suspect the editor involved has broken this section out with an eye to improving it somehow, or at least making a complete list out of it.  I say Keep, but if the consensus is to not keep, I believe the correct thing to do is merge it back into Russian mafia, at least for the time being.  Cdtew  (talk) 14:03, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Popular culture-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:57, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:57, 10 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete This is just a laundry list of everytime the Russian Mafia has made an appearance in a the media. This sort of "article writing" is inappropriate here just as it is inappropriate in any other article.  Them From  Space  22:57, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree its not a great stand-alone article as is, but there's no reason to delete when this sort of list would be most appropriate in the "In popular media" section of the Russian Mafia article, where it originated.  Cdtew  (talk) 04:57, 13 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, LlamaAl (talk) 00:12, 13 February 2013 (UTC)




 * Delete The article is the product of OR. It starts out: "The Russian mafia is a popular topic of depiction within the realm of entertainment." Then it lists 17 examples over 19 years.  Who says that is popular? Borock (talk) 03:17, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * While that one statement may be peacocking, I don't think it's OR to say that movies which discuss or include Russian mafia figures are depictions of Russian mafia. I think you're missing my point that this was originally a part of an "In popular media" section of the Russian Mafia page, and should at the least be merged back into it.  Cdtew  (talk) 04:57, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I have no problem with an "in popular culture" section in the main article. Borock (talk) 06:47, 13 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Merge back to Russian mafia. The original article isn't so long it needs a split. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:14, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge it back per Cdtew and Colapeninsula. List contents may need some manicuring but not deletion.  --Arxiloxos (talk) 15:24, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
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