Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Index of dance articles


 * 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   keep. No prejudice towards a merge discussion Mark Arsten (talk) 04:03, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Index of dance articles

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This is a list of no obvious added value over the regular category system of Wikipedia. LazyStarryNights (talk) 19:41, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment An alternative could be a merge into Outline of dance, but there is not much to merge, just a redirect probably. LazyStarryNights (talk) 19:56, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 04:00, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000(talk) 04:00, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment - Merging to Outline of dance is a functional option per WP:PRESERVE. Upon comparing the two articles, this article actually has many topics that are not present in the outline article. Northamerica1000(talk) 04:14, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree there are many links that are not in the outline article. But I don't think it is worth preserving them. The index article seems almost like a random selection from the Category:Dance and its subcategories. Almost like it was once just a personal user list of articles. There is no obvious reason of what the articles have with each other in common separate from dance. The outline article in contrast contains main dance topics, not just apparently random topics like Academy Award for Best Dance Direction, Hip hop dance and Open position. LazyStarryNights (talk) 22:40, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


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


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  D u s t i *Let's talk!* 05:14, 5 August 2013 (UTC)




 * Keep Per WP:CLN, lists and categories are complementary, not antagonistic. Warden (talk) 11:40, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree lists and categories are complementary, but how does that fact relate in particular to the article Index of dance articles? I still have no clue as what would need to be included in this list. All pages in Category:Dance and its subcategories? These are 1000s of articles about Dance. LazyStarryNights (talk) 16:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
 * If there are lots of potential entries then this is a good reason to have a page of this sort. Categories work in a mechanical way and so lack intelligence.  The page in question can be tailored to show topics in a more structured way, helping to guide the reader through the forest of information. Warden (talk) 09:39, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
 * But such guide does not work with a list of 1000s long. Dance is just a too broad category to capture in one list article. The guide function is already provided by Outline of dance. LazyStarryNights (talk) 22:23, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:CLN. Afterwards, perhaps a merge of Index of dance articles, Outline of dance and Category:Dance into one article could occur to provide readers with a cohesive, comprehensive page that covers the many topical aspects of dance. Northamerica1000(talk) 16:22, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep: The list is fine and if work needs to be completed on the list or it needs to be merged, that is not a valid reason for deletion. SL93 (talk) 19:58, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Merge: As some of my comments have hinted before, based on progressing insights this discussion gave me, I like to withdraw my deletion proposal. Instead I like to propose a merge of Index of dance articles into Outline of dance. Since I see no valuable information in Index of dance articles as explained above and I have seen no concrete enough opposition to this idea yet, I'd like to propose a merge by just making a redirect without using any data from Index of dance articles. How can I achieve this from a procedural point of view? I know how to propose a merger under normal circumstances, but since this is my first deletion proposal, I am not sure how to move forward and "convert" it into a merger proposal. For example can I just add the merger tags to both article and link to this discussion? Or should this discussion first be closed and open a merger discussion? LazyStarryNights (talk) 22:23, 8 August 2013 (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.