Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Family Feud broadcast history (United States)


 * 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 Merge. There is little real support here to delete the information. Ultimately, the choice of whether, what content, and the method of merging remains a decision for article talk discussion. There does appear here, however, a tentative consensus that this content should not have a stand-alone article. Xoloz 13:42, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Family Feud broadcast history (United States)

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This article is unsourced and seems to read as one large trivia section spun off of the main Family Feud page; as such, it also appears to contain a large amount of original research, speculation, and POV Goldrushcavi 21:45, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep In the alternative, merge it back into Family Feud. TV shows occupy a sacred spot in Wikipedia, for whatever reason, and this TV article is far better written than most of that genre.  Perhaps this should be the Family Feud article itself, rather than the spinoff. Mandsford 22:05, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delele or Merge what little is salavagable into Family Feud. It reads largely like an essay, not an encyclopedia article. I see no reason why any topic is a sacred cow. If all the fluff, opinion, and descriptive language were cut and this article was reduced to the core factual content, it would be a fraction of the size and easily incorporated into the main article. Agent 86 22:35, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge with edits The subject itself is reasonable to cover on Wikipedia. See the  coverage to be found in Google news. But I don't know that this page is the right path to go on.  I suggest a careful merge back, with an emphasis on looking for sources.  FrozenPurpleCube 01:31, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and/or Merge I agree with Mandsford. Also, the article itself was created just to save room from the original Family Feud article, as was another article, Family Feud references in popular culture, which was deleted for apparently no reason. This article delves into detail what exactly went on while Family Feud was in production.  In my view, that's important. The Green Lantern 02:03, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - contains lots of info that is sourceable and that would clutter up the main Family Feud article if merged.  ANDROS1337   02:12, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge back...Not sure why this is a separate article Corpx 06:07, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge back into Family Feud, with substantial trimming. Some aspects of the broadcast history of this show belong in the article, but I have trouble comprehending why someone thought that an encyclopedia should discuss ephemera such as the color of the floor and the types of video screens used in different incarnations of a TV game show.--orlady 18:28, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 'Merge back to Family Feud. An obvious content fork--how did this survive past December? Blueboy96 18:32, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge, the Family Feud article is already lengthy, so I don't see a problem with having this as a spin-off article. It needs some trimming, but for the most part, the information is notable, especially for such a popular and long-running game show.  --musicpvm 23:14, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep This information is certainly not a large trivia section; the content here is good and in fact I could see how it could substitute for the main Family Feud article. I personally do not see the POV/OR problems others have alluded to; some examples from those in favor of a merger might be helpful. If some editors would actually merge all of the worthwhile content here into the main Family Feud article, I think there would be a far stronger argument for deletion than at present. Allon FambrizziAllon Fambrizzi
 * Merge Unless this is a sandbox for someone's work, merge it back into the original article. --Mnemnoch 05:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete/Merge Just a bunch of unsourced trivia and cruft, can easily be widdled (remember, this is an encyclopedia, for overview articles, not a fansite) into main page. Biggspowd 05:19, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - even though it's not about a fictional show this reads like a big ol' plot summary in violation of WP:PLOT. The level of detail is truly excessive. Do we really need, for instance, multiple specific examples of times that a host lost his composure? Otto4711 13:17, 15 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.