Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Famous People who Failed the Bar Examination


 * 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 AdamBiswanger1 21:41, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Famous People who Failed the Bar Examination
This page is merely a list of people who have, at one point or another, failed a bar examination. It should be deleted per WP:NOT, specifically "Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list of information." DiegoTehMexican 00:25, 9 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Speedy Delete. Humorous idea, but unencyclopedic? Maybe we should have a "Famous people who failed the SAT twice in a row" article. AQu01rius (User | Talk | Websites) 00:33, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Merging with another Article. I understand the concerns raised. Perhaps this would be better suited as an addition to the Bar examination Article? Though it is primarily a list, failing the bar exam is certainly a subject for consideration when discussing the bar examination. While I don't want to see the article removed, I'd like to see the information added to another thread. Which thread, I leave to the administration. Hoops80 00:36, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * First of all, this information is much better suited to individual biographies. Secondly, this list is fairly useless on its own, as it doesn't differentiate by state - failing the California bar is different than failing the South Dakota bar - they're two totally different exams.  If this was a list of, say, notable people who had failed the California bar, that would be a good addition to show how difficult that exam is.  This list, however, provides no useful context, and as such, merging it with the bar examination article is rather pointless, as it cannot be used to prove points of any single state's bar exam as it is currently written. -- DiegoTehMexican 00:50, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Trivia and nonencyclopedic. --Blue Tie 00:57, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete trivia. If any of those individuals' article editors feel this is important information to add about their subject, they should add it there. -Markeer 01:13, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, though I must admit that I personally like the concept because I'm in the last days of waiting for my own exam results. Perhaps this is better for a category or series of categories. Erechtheus 01:17, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete and add to trivia I think that this article should be deleted; however, I feel that "Joe Blow failed the Bar Exam" could be added to Joe Blow's article page under the trivia section (for example). I do not think that the article is encyclopedia by itself though. Wikipediarul e s2221 02:47, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Avoid trivia sections in articles. Uncle G 14:33, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete but I enjoyed the idea and wouldn't mind reading more lists of people who failed at various things. This isn't encyclopediac though Green hornet 03:05, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete can be mentioned on any of their pages. ReverendG 03:38, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. A great many people fail the bar examination on their first atempt.  With that realization in mind, this list is unmaintainable and of questionable encyclopedic value.  There are also potential issues with WP:BLP -- such a list might lead to broaded implications than a failed bar exam actually deserves.  All told, mention the event on the appropriate people's articles if it is notable to their biographical entry, and scratch the list entirely.  Serpent&#39;s Choice 04:18, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete unencyclopedic. &mdash; Khoikhoi 06:30, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Merging with another Article Merge article with Bar examination because its interesting and valuable if used in proper context but alone its just a pointless list. - Patman2648 06:51, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, I don't think this list is useful. J I P  | Talk 10:38, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a list. Nautica Shades (talk) 12:55, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete A not useful list. Now, how about "Famous People who Passed the Bar Examination"? Emeraude 13:09, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Redirect and merge with Bar examination. Noteworthy enough list. Jcam 15:58, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete since the definition of "famous" is subjective and the selection of the exam failed appears arbitrary - two policy violations for the price of one. Guy 15:58, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. BTW: some of those "failed" once, but passed it later. Arbusto 16:17, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per Serpent's Choice. Failing the bar is not notable or remarkable. This is only useful as a "buck up" morale-booster for aspiring attorneys. --Dhartung | Talk 19:55, 9 October 2006 (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.